Jaotage

Jaotage is an Estonian verb form meaning “to distribute” or “to allocate.” It is the second-person plural or formal imperative form of the verb jaotama and is used to instruct a group to carry out a distribution or division task.

In practice, jaotage appears in education, guidelines, and administrative or logistical contexts. It is common in problem statements, manuals, and procedures where items, people, or data must be divided into groups, categories, or shares. For example, a math exercise might read: “Jaotage 100 ühikut nelja klassi vahel,” meaning “Distribute 100 units among four classes.” It is also found in planning documents and resource-allocation notes.

Grammar and related forms: the infinitive is jaotada; the first-person singular present is jaotan; the past participle is jaotatud; related nouns include jaotamine (the act of distributing) and jaotus (the distribution or allocation). Understanding the imperative jaotage helps distinguish procedural instructions directed at a group from other morphological forms.

Usage notes: jaotage is primarily used in formal or instructional language. In more casual speech, speakers may use the informal singular jaota or other verbs with similar meaning, depending on formality and number of people addressed. The term is specific to Estonian and is part of a broader set of words dealing with distribution, allocation, and division.