läheb

Läheb is the third-person singular present tense form of an Estonian verb that expresses movement or progression, commonly translated as "goes" or "is going" in English. It is used with a subject in the present to describe an ongoing action of going or proceeding, for example Ta läheb kooli, meaning "He goes to school."

Morphology and conjugation in the present tense

The root of the verb is lähe-, and the present tense endings mark the person. The standard present-tense forms are:

- ma lähen (I go)

- sa lähed (you go)

- ta läheb (he/she/it goes)

- me läheme (we go)

- te lähete (you go)

- nad lähevad (they go)

Usage and meaning

Läheb is a versatile form used for literal movement (going to a place) as well as more abstract meanings of going or proceeding, such as things “going well” or events moving forward in time. In idiomatic expressions, it can appear in constructions that imply progression or development, rather than physical travel alone.

Relation to other Finnic languages

Läheb belongs to a family of Finnic language verbs with a similar stem and shared patterns of present-tense conjugation. While pronunciation and exact endings vary by language, läheb illustrates how Estonian marks person and present aspect on the verb itself.

See also

Estonian grammar, Estonian verbs, Conjugation patterns in Estonian.