muutavad

Muutavad is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Estonian verb muuta, meaning to change or alter. It is used when the subject is plural and the action is taking place in the present. The form is regular and follows the common pattern for many Estonian verbs, adding the -vad ending to the verb stem to indicate third-person plural.

In usage, muutvad typically expresses deliberate or ongoing changes carried out by multiple actors. It can refer to everyday modifications as well as more formal alterations, depending on context. The verb often takes a direct object in the appropriate case to specify what is being changed.

Examples:

- Nad muudavad oma plaani. (They are changing their plan.)

- Lapsed muudavad oma eelistust. (The children are changing their preference.)

- Ettevõtted muudavad strateegiat. (Companies are changing their strategy.)

Muutavad should not be confused with muutuvad, which is the third-person plural present form of the related verb muutuda, meaning to become. Both forms express change, but muutvad denotes changing something, while muutuvad denotes a change of state or condition.