huvitab

Huvitab is an Estonian verb meaning to be of interest or to interest. The form huvitab is the present tense, third-person singular of huvitama and is used to describe what a particular thing or proposition interests someone.

In sentences with huvitab, the thing that interests acts as the subject, while the person who is interested is expressed as a personal pronoun in the object position. For example, see huvitab mind means "This interests me." The construction can use a noun phrase or a clause as the subject, as in uudised huvitab mind ("the news interests me") or see huvitab mind ("this interests me").

Negation is formed with ei: See ei huvita mind means "This does not interest me." The pronoun forms used as objects—mind, sind, teda, etc.—are the Estonian personal pronouns in the object position.

The verb is commonly used to discuss topics, activities, or events that attract someone’s attention. It is related to the noun huvi, meaning interest, and to the adjective huvitav, meaning interesting. Expressions like minu huvi (my interest) or huvitavad lood (the stories are interesting) illustrate related usage.

Huvitab is a regular Estonian verb in its present tense form, and its other tense and mood forms are conjugated like other verbs of huvitama. It is widely used in spoken language, media, and formal writing to describe what someone finds engaging or noteworthy.