Adopteeritakse

Adopteeritakse is the Estonian term meaning “is adopted” or “are adopted.” It is the present passive form of the verb adopteerida, which means to adopt. In use, the agent performing the adoption is not always stated; the emphasis is on the act of being adopted.

The form adopteeritakse is a standard present passive construction in Estonian and does not indicate number by itself. The subject of the sentence—whether it is a single individual or multiple—determines who is doing the adopting, while the verb remains the same. For example, Laps adopteeritakse literally means “The child is adopted,” and Lapsed adopteeritakse means “The children are adopted,” with the subject providing the plurality.

In practical usage, adopteeritakse appears in legal, administrative, and news contexts related to formal adoption processes. It is commonly used in discussions of child adoption, pet adoption, and other situations in which a person, animal, or, less commonly, an entity becomes part of a new family or guardianship arrangement. The construction is also used in more general or metaphorical statements about adoption of policies, ideas, or practices, though this is less common in everyday language.

Etymology: adopteeritakse comes from the verb adopteerida, a loanword in Estonian. The base verb itself is derived from the concept of adoption and is built in Estonian with standard verb formation patterns, including the passive -takse ending for present tense. The word is widely understood in Estonian-speaking communities and is used across formal and informal registers when referring to adoption.