kujundas

Kujundas is a word in the Estonian language that functions as a finite verb form derived from the verb kujundama, meaning to design or to shape. The form kujundas represents the third-person singular past tense, indicating that someone or something designed or shaped something in the past. The corresponding present tense form is kujundab, meaning design[s] or is designing, while the past participle is kujundanud, meaning designed.

The root of the word is kujund-, linked to the noun kujundus, which means design. The verb kujundama belongs to a standard class of Estonian verbs that form tense and participle forms by adding conventional endings to the stem. Kujundas thus appears primarily in past-tense clauses and is used in both everyday and formal writing to convey acts of designing or shaping that have already occurred.

In usage, kujundas can describe design activity across various domains, including graphic design, product design, architecture, and urban planning, whenever the narrative or description refers to past events. It is typically accompanied by a direct object that specifies what was designed, such as a plan, a logo, or a product concept, and may be complemented by adverbial or contextual details.

See also: kujundus (design), kujundaja (designer), kujundama (to design), Estonian grammar. Note that kujundas is a verb form rather than a standalone noun or proper name.