Vigastuvad

Vigastuvad is an Estonian verb form meaning they are injured or they get injured. It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the intransitive verb vigastuda, which means to become injured or to be hurt. The infinitive is vigastuda; the related noun vigastus denotes an injury. The corresponding transitive verb vigastada means to injure someone else.

Grammar and related forms: Vigastuda is used for subjects that experience injury themselves. The singular forms include vigastun (I am injured), vigastud (you are injured), and vigastub (he/she/it is injured). The plural form vigastuvad (they get injured) is used with plural subjects. In contrast, the passive construction vigastatakse means “are injured” in situations where the injury is described as caused by an agent or circumstance, rather than by the subject themselves.

Usage: Vigastuvad appears in safety guidance, medical contexts, news reports, and everyday speech when describing injuries resulting from accidents or harm. It can refer to humans or animals. Example sentences: Nad vigastuvad liiklusõnnetustes. Kokkupõrkes vigastuvad kaks inimest. Pärast kukkumist vigastuvad paljud inimesed.

See also: The word family includes vigastada (to injure someone else) and vigastatud (injured, as an adjective or participle). The noun vigastus denotes an injury, and related terms appear across medical and safety-related language in Estonian.