kasvatavad
Kasvatavad is Estonian and serves as the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb kasvatama, meaning to raise, grow, cultivate, or educate. The exact meaning depends on context, ranging from bringing up children to farming crops or teaching and developing skills.
The form is built from the infinitive kasvatama, with the ending -vad indicating third-person plural present.
Usage covers several domains. In family or social contexts, it describes raising or rearing people or animals:
Related forms include kasvatatud (raised; past passive participle) and kasvatamine (upbringing, cultivation, the act of raising