navigoivat

Navigoivat is a Finnish verb form meaning "they navigate." It is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb navigoida. The infinitive form is navigoida, and the corresponding noun is navigointi (navigation).

Etymology and usage

The verb navigoida is a loanword in Finnish, derived from the concept of navigation. It is commonly used in both literal senses—piloting a vessel or determining a course—and figurative senses, such as moving through a map, a document, a website, or a complex process. In contemporary Finnish, navigoida can describe physical guidance as well as finding one’s way in digital interfaces or in planning tasks.

Conjugation

In present tense, the forms are: minä navigoin, sinä navigoit, hän navigoi, me navigoimme, te navigoitte, he navigoivat. Navigoivat specifically refers to the third-person plural present tense: “they navigate.”

Examples

Laiva navigoi turvallisesti avomerellä. (The ship navigates safely on the open sea.)

Käyttäjät navigoivat verkkosivuston eri osioiden välillä. (Users navigate between different sections of the website.)

He navigoivat reittiä kaupungin läpi nykyisellä kartalla. (They navigate a route through the city with the current map.)

See also

Navigointi (navigation), navigaation related terms, and the verb navigoida for related forms and lexical notes.