tõhustuvad

Tõhustuvad is the 3rd person plural present tense form of the Estonian intransitive verb tõhustuma, which means to become more intense or to intensify. It describes a process or state that is increasing in strength, magnitude, or urgency.

The form is typically used to describe evolving conditions, tensions, effects, or phenomena that grow stronger over time. It is common in scientific, analytical, and descriptive writing, as well as in news reports and academic prose. The subject of a sentence with tõhustuvad is plural, as in ning nad tõhustuvad (and they intensify).

Morphology and related forms: the infinitive is tõhustuma; the 3rd person singular present is tõhustub; the 3rd person plural present is tõhustuvad. Participial forms include tõhustatud (highly intensified/strengthened) and tõhustunud (become intensified). These forms are used to describe completed or resulting states as opposed to ongoing processes.

Examples:

- Pinged tööl tõhustuvad viimasel ajal. (Tensions at work are intensifying recently.)

- Ilmamuutuste mõju põhjustab ökosüsteemide tõhustumist. (The effects of climate change cause ecosystems to intensify.)

- Nende koostöö tõhustub järk-järgult projekti edenedes. (Their cooperation intensifies gradually as the project progresses.)

See also: tõhustama, tõhustada (to intensify, to strengthen), tõhustuma (to become intensified).