navigeerib

Navigeerib is the Estonian present tense form of the verb navigeerima, meaning to navigate. It describes the action of determining position, direction, or path and can refer to steering a vessel or vehicle, planning a route, or moving through a map, interface, or space. In Estonian texts, navigeerib is used for both physical navigation (ships, aircraft, cars) and metaphorical or digital navigation (menus, maps, software).

Navigeerima is a loanword in Estonian, part of a broader European family of navigation terms that trace back to Latin navigare and related Romance languages such as French naviguer and English navigate. The verb stem is navigeer-, with standard Estonian conjugation endings. Typical present-tense forms include navigeerin (I navigate), navigeerid (you navigate), and navigeerib (he/she navigates). Past tense forms are navigeeris and navigeerisid, the past participle is navigeerinud, and related nouns include navigatsioon (navigation) and navigeerija (navigator). The gerund form is navigeerimine, used to refer to the act of navigating, while navigatsioon denotes the broader field or concept of navigation.

In usage, navigeerib appears across contexts such as maritime and air navigation, automotive guidance, and digital interfaces. Examples include: “Laev navigeerib pimedal merel.” and “Ta navigeerib rakenduse menüüs.” The term is common in technical writing, travel prose, and everyday language when describing the act of finding a route or moving through a space, whether physically or virtually.