Toimivad

Toimivad is a form of the Estonian verb toimima, meaning to function or to operate. It is the present tense form used with third-person plural subjects, as in “Need masinad toimivad hästi” (These machines are functioning well). The form can describe that multiple items or groups are performing an action.

In addition to the finite verb form, toimivad can function as the present active participle in plural, used attributively to describe something that is operating or functional. For example, “toimivad seadmed” means operating or functional devices. The related singular present form is “toimib,” and the infinitive of the verb is “toimima.” The present participle in singular is “toimiv.”

Usage notes: Toimivad appears frequently in technical, mechanical, and operational contexts, but it also common in everyday language when describing how systems, organizations, or processes work. It helps convey that something is active and functioning rather than broken or inactive.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from the verb toimima. Related forms include toimiv (operational, functioning), toimimine (functioning or operation), and toimivus (functionality).

See also: toimima, toimiv, toimimine, functionality in Estonian technical vocabulary.