Esitamine

Esitamine is an Estonian noun that denotes the act of presenting or submitting something to an audience or authority. It is formed from the verb esitama (to present, submit, introduce, perform) with the abstract noun suffix -mine. The term is neutral and widely applicable across different domains.

Usage is broad. In education and academia, esitamine refers to presenting results or work to a panel or class, such as a project presentation or a thesis defense. In administration and business, it denotes submitting documents or proposals to authorities or clients, for example the esitamine of a report or a plan. In politics, it can refer to submitting a draft bill or motion for consideration by a parliament or council. In arts and culture, esitamine may mean presenting a performance or work to an audience, such as a concert or theater piece.

Related terms include esitlus and presentatsioon, which are often used for a formal, prepared presentation with slides or a speech; esitamine, however, covers the broader act of presenting or submitting. Useful collocations include aruande esitamine (submission of a report), projekti esitamine (submission of a project), and ettekande esitamine (submission of a lecture or talk). When forming phrases, the target typically follows the noun, as in aruande esitamine komisjonile (submission of a report to the commission), rather than komisjonile aruande esitamine.

Esitamine thus encompasses a range of acts—from issuing documents to delivering performances—acting as a general term for the act of presenting something to others.