mõjuvad

Mõjuvad is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Estonian verb mõjuma, meaning to influence or to affect. The form is used when multiple subjects exert influence on a person, object, situation, or system. The root mõju- corresponds to the noun mõju, which designates influence, effect, or impact. In usage, the subject of the sentence is in the nominative plural, and the object that is influenced can appear in various cases depending on meaning (often partitive for indefinite impact or illative/genitive for specific targets).

In practical terms, mõjuvad is used to describe how actions, events, or conditions exert influence over others. It commonly appears in discussions of politics, economics, science, education, and social phenomena, where a set of factors or decisions is said to affect outcomes. Examples include: Need otsused mõjuvad ettevõtte majandusele. (These decisions affect the company’s finances.) Kliimamuutused mõjuvad kogu ökoloogilisele süsteemile. (Climate change affects the entire ecological system.) Uuringud mõjutavad noorte käitumist. Note that другой form, mõjub, is used for the singular subject, meaning “it influences.”

Mõjuvad is closely related to mõjuta and mõjuma/mõjuda, and it forms part of a broader verbal family describing influence and effect. The term is neutral in tone and widely recognized in formal and informal Estonian discourse.