Kategoriseeris

Kategoriseeris is an Estonian verb form meaning “categorized,” the past tense of kategoriseerima (to categorize). It is used to describe the action of placing items into categories or groups, in both everyday and technical contexts.

Etymology and grammar: The verb is formed from the noun kategooria (category) plus the Estonian verb-formation pattern -iseerima. Kategoriseeris is the third-person singular past tense form (ta kategoriseeris). The corresponding plural past form is kategoriseerisid, and the infinitive is kategoriseerima. This construction is common in Estonian for describing completed categorization activities, whether done manually or by automated processes.

Usage and contexts: The form appears in academic writing, data management, library science, archives, and reporting where historical categorization actions are described. For example, Ta kategoriseeris dokumendid vastavalt teemadele (He categorized the documents according to topics). Nad kategoriseerisid artikleid erinevates kategooriates (They categorized the articles into different categories). In contemporary data workflows, kategoriseeris can refer to both human and algorithmic classification of items into predefined categories.

See also: Categorization in Estonian language, other conjugated forms of kategoriseerima, related terms such as kategooria and kategooriseerimine.