to wish; to want; to desire; to express good wishes to someone; (in polite/formal use:) to request
Building blocks
soovi- → verb stem, from the noun soov (wish, desire)
-ma → infinitive ending
So literally soovima means: “to make a wish”
How to use it
What to remember
The person you wish something to is in the Allative case (ending -le).
The thing being wished is in the Partitive case (third base form).
Example
Soovin sulle head reisi!
Literally: “I-wish you-onto good trip”
Idiomatically: “I wish you a good trip!”
Soovin – Verb – 1st Person Singular, Present Tense: “I wish”
sulle – Pronoun – Allative Singular: “to you”
head – Adjective – Partitive Singular: “good”
reisi – Noun – Partitive Singular: “trip”