pakuvad

Pakuvad is an Estonian verb form meaning "they offer" or "they provide." It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb pakuma, which is used to express offering, providing, or supplying. In Estonian, the subject is often explicit or implied by context, and the form pakuvad carries no gender distinction beyond person and number.

Morphology and usage: Estonian verbs conjugate for person and number. The infinitive is pakuda; present-tense forms include pakun, pakud, pakub, pakume, pakute, and pakuvad. Pakuvad is followed by a direct object in the accusative: Nad pakuvad abi. Nad pakuvad teenuseid. The form appears in news reports, advertisements, and everyday speech to describe offerings by organizations, individuals, or institutions.

Usage notes and related forms: The form pakuvad is specifically third-person plural present. Related forms include pakun (I offer), pakud (you offer), pakub (he/she offers), pakume (we offer), and pakute (you all offer). The verb is neutral and versatile, suitable for formal and informal contexts. It is not a noun or adjective and does not encode gender or other modifiers by itself; related nouns or adjectives would be separate words.

See also: Estonian language, Estonian verbs, Finnic languages.