ennustame

Ennustame is the Estonian present tense, first-person plural form of the verb ennustada, meaning to predict or forecast. It expresses that the speaker and others are making a prediction about future events or outcomes. In everyday language and in journalism, ennustame is used when the speaker refers to a forecast produced by themselves or their group. Example: Me ennustame, et homme sajab vihma.

Grammatical notes: Ennustada is a regular -da verb. Present tense forms include ma ennustan, sa ennustad, ta ennustab, me ennustame, te ennustate, nad ennustavad. The past tense is ennustasime (we predicted). The verb can appear without an explicit subject, and context often clarifies who is making the forecast.

Usage and nuance: Ennustame is neutral and versatile, used across domains such as weather forecasting, economics, politics, and everyday planning. It conveys prediction based on information, analysis, or judgment rather than superstition. In written Estonian, forms like ennustame appear in declarative sentences, headlines, or reports to indicate a forecast published or claimed by the speaker or group.

See also: Ennustus (forecast or prediction), Ennustaja (forecaster). These related terms expand on the noun form of prediction and the profession of forecasting.