No. 490 in Estonian
käivad
The Estonian word "käivad" means "they go" or "they attend."
In a sentence
Nad käivad iga päev koolis.
They go to school every day.
The word 'käivad' here is the third person plural form of the verb 'käima' in the present tense, used to denote a habitual action of going to a place regularly.
Käivad jutud, et ta kolib ära.
Rumors are going around that they are moving away.
In this sentence, 'käivad' refers to rumors circulating, an idiomatic use of the verb 'käima' to describe the spreading of news or discussions.
Poes käivad head allahindlused.
There are good discounts at the store.
Here, 'käivad' is used to describe ongoing events, specifically frequent or current occurrences of discounts in this context.
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