helistavad

Helistavad is the third-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb helistama, meaning "to call (on the phone)." The stem is helist-, and the present tense ending -avad marks the 3rd person plural. It is used to indicate that multiple subjects are calling in the present or habitual sense, for example Nad helistavad mulle iga päev (They call me every day).

As a finite verb form, helistavad combines with the subject pronoun or with an understood subject (e.g., nad). The corresponding present tense forms for the other persons are helistan (I call), helistad (you call), helistab (he/she calls), helistame (we call), and helistate (you all call). The related noun helistaja means "caller" (the person who calls), and the present participle helistav means "calling" as an attribute.

Usage notes: Helistavad is common in everyday Estonian to describe calling by phone. It can express ongoing action or a general habit. The future sense is not formed by helistavad itself; future meaning is usually conveyed by context or by additional future constructions or adverbs.

See also: helistama, helistaja, helistav.

Translation: "they call" or "they are calling," depending on context.