ründab

Rändab is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Estonian verb rändama, which means to wander, roam, migrate, or travel. The infinitive of the verb is rändama, and rändab is used when describing that someone or something is currently moving from place to place.

In usage, rändama covers both casual roaming and migratory movement, and it can refer to people, animals, or even ideas that move across regions or over time. The nuance centers on leaving a fixed location rather than remaining stationary, and the context often makes clear whether the movement is permanent, seasonal, or habitual.

Conjugation and forms follow standard Estonian verb patterns. The present tense forms include ma rändan (I wander), sa rändad (you wander), ta rändab (he/she/it wanders), me rändame (we wander), te rändate (you wander), nad rändavad (they wander). The verb’s root is ränd-, with the -ama suffix signaling the infinitive rändama.

Examples of usage include: Ta rändab mööda Eestit. (He roams across Estonia.) Lind rändab igal talvel. (The bird migrates every winter.) The term is common in descriptive writing about travel, migration, or nomadic movement and can appear in both literal and metaphorical senses.

See also: rändama (the base verb), migration, nomadism, Estonian language.