soovitaks

Soovitaks is a finite verb form in Estonian derived from the verb soovitama, meaning to recommend. It is used to express a hypothetical or conditional recommendation and can appear in advice, reported speech, or questions about what should be done.

Form and usage: Soovitaks marks the conditional mood and is used with a subject in a clause to indicate what someone would recommend under certain circumstances. It often precedes an infinitive or another verb in a non-finite form. For example, Ta soovitaks minna varakult means “He would recommend going early.” The form is common in both spoken and written Estonian and helps convey modality without asserting a definite action.

Related forms and notes: Other conditional forms derived from soovitama include soovitaksin (I would recommend) and soovitaksid (you would recommend). These forms share the same verb stem, soovit-, and differ by person and mood endings. Soovitaks is primarily encountered in third-person singular contexts but can appear in various syntactic constructions where a conditional recommendation is being discussed. In standard usage, soovitama and its mood variants are considered regular parts of Estonian verb conjugation.