suundunud
Suundunud is the Estonian past active participle of the verb suunduma, meaning to head toward, to set out in a direction. It denotes a completed movement or turn toward a destination or direction and functions like an adjective describing a subject or object that has already begun or completed that movement. In contemporary usage, suundunud is common in predicate constructions with the auxiliary olema to express perfect aspect, as in ta on suundunud Pariisi, meaning “he has headed for Paris.”
Etymology and form: the word is built from the noun suund, meaning direction or course, combined with
Usage: suundunud is used for literal travel, such as moving toward a place or turning in a
In narrative Estonian, suundunud helps convey sequence and intention by signaling that an actor has already
See also: suund, suunduma, past participles in Estonian, perfect aspect.