Taanduvad

Taanduvad is Estonian and functions as the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb taanduma, meaning to recede, diminish, or retreat. It is used to describe things that decrease in amount, intensity, or visibility, such as prices, numbers, symptoms, or geographic or figurative aspects.

Grammatically, taanduvad appears when the subject is plural and the action is happening in the present. It is commonly paired with nouns referring to quantities, measurements, or conditions that lessen over time or space. The verb conveys gradual change rather than a sudden shift, and it can describe both tangible and abstract phenomena.

Common usage contexts include economic, medical, and natural settings. For example, hinnad taanduvad means prices are falling; sümptomid taanduvad means symptoms are subsiding; kaubandus või toodangu arv taandub can refer to a decline in trade or production. In geographic or physical contexts, one might describe a coastline or crowd as taanduv when it retreats or diminishes.

Related forms include taandumine (the act of receding) and taandunud (receded, as a participle). The concept is often contrasted with tõus, meaning rise or increase, to express opposite trends.

See also: taandumine, taanduma, kahanema, vähenema.