Võimaldavad

Võimaldavad is a finite verb form of the Estonian verb võimaldama, meaning to enable or to make possible. It is used in the present tense to indicate that a plural subject enables someone or something, for example “nad võimaldavad …” or used without an explicit subject when the subject is understood from context.

Grammatical notes: The infinitive form is võimaldama. The stem is võimald-, and the present tense plural ending is -avad, producing võimaldavad. The corresponding singular present form is võimaldab. Negation is formed with ei: ei võimalda. The verb describes enabling conditions, resources, or means that make a feature or action possible rather than simply permitting it.

Usage and nuance: Võimaldavad emphasizes the capability or means created by the subject rather than a passive permission. It is common in formal and technical language, policy statements, and descriptions of infrastructure, technologies, or regulations that allow certain activities.

Etymology: Võimaldama is built from the adjective võimalik (possible) with a causative-type verb suffix, giving the sense of making something possible. The related form võimalus means possibility or opportunity.

Examples:

- Uued reeglid võimaldavad kõigil osaleda.

- See tehnoloogia võimaldab meil teha tööd kiiremini.

- Riigi toetused võimaldavad ettevõtetel laieneda.

In summary, võimaldavad is the third-person plural present form of to enable, used to convey that a subject provides the means or conditions that make a particular action or outcome possible.

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