Jaotatavat

Jaotatavat is an Estonian linguistic term used to describe the property of being distributable or allocable. It is formed from the verb jaotama, meaning “to distribute” or “to allocate,” combined with the present passive participle suffix -atav. The base form jaotatav translates roughly as “distributable,” while jaotatavat is an inflected form of that adjective used in certain grammatical contexts.

In Estonian grammar, jaotatav is a participial adjective and behaves like other adjectives derived with -atav. It forms agreement with nouns in number and case, and jaotatavat is its inflected form that appears in specific syntactic positions. As a technical or formal term, it is commonly found in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, and documentation that discusses distributional properties of objects described by the noun it modifies.

Usage and applications are primarily linguistic, but the concept extends to domains where distribution or allocation is relevant. In economics, data management, or computing, jaotatavat can appear descriptively to characterize resources, data sets, or tasks that can be divided among recipients, processes, or time slots. For example, a text discussing distributed systems might refer to jaotatavate tööde jaotamine (the distribution of distributable tasks) in a neutral, technical tone. The term emphasizes capability rather than current action, aligning with descriptive or evaluative language common in technical writing.

See also: jaotada, jaotatav, distributive adjectives in Estonian grammar.