peatuvad

Peatuvad is an Estonian verb form meaning they stop or they pause. It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb peatama, which conveys the action of stopping, halting movement, or pausing.

In Estonian grammar, peatuvad appears with plural subjects and is produced by the standard present tense inflection pattern for verbs ending in -ama. It demonstrates how the language marks subject agreement and tense through distinct endings. While it is most commonly used in everyday speech, you may encounter it in written texts as well, such as narratives or news reports describing multiple actors stopping.

Example: Nad peatuvad bussijaama ees. Translation: They stop in front of the bus station.

Related forms include peatama in the infinitive (to stop), and other tense or mood forms of the same verb, such as peatab (he/she stops) in the present singular. The noun form peatus refers to a stop, as in a bus stop, and is unrelated to the verb form peatuvad aside from common etymology linked to the same root meaning of halting movement.

Summary: Peatuvad is a standard Estonian verb form used to describe multiple subjects stopping in the present tense, reflecting the language’s typical subject-verb agreement and verb inflection.