kujundavad

Kujundavad is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Estonian verb kujundama, meaning "they design" or "they shape/form." It is used to describe actions carried out by a plural subject and is transitive, typically taking a direct object such as a product, space, or concept.

In standard usage, kujundavad often appears in contexts related to design, architecture, marketing, and culture, where a team or group is described as actively creating or shaping something. For example, nad kujundavad uue brändi identiteedi or nad kujundavad hoone välisilme. The form emphasizes collective or collaborative activity.

Morphology and related forms: the present tense forms of kujundama are kujundan (I design), kujundad (you design), kujundab (he/she/it designs), kujundame (we design), kujundate (you all design), and kujundavad (they design). The present active participle is kujundav, and the past active participle is kujundanud. Related nouns include kujundus (design) and kujundaja (designer).

Etymology and lexical relatives: kujundava and kujundus share the same root kujund-, which denotes shaping, forming, or design. The word set includes other terms used to describe design processes, creative work, and production planning, reflecting the broad semantic field of shaping ideas and objects.

See also: kujundama, kujundus, kujundaja, design-related terminology in Estonian.