Kategoriseerivate

Kategoriseerivate is a grammatical form in Estonian. It is the genitive plural of the present active participle formed from the verb kategoriseerima, meaning to categorize. The form represents a group or relation of those performing categorization and is used to modify a following noun in a genitive phrase, or within compound noun constructions.

In Estonian, present active participles are declined like adjectives. The genitive plural ending for this participle form is -ivate, as in kategoriseerivate inimeste, meaning “of categorizing people.” The participle can thus function as an attributive modifier within noun phrases, expressing ongoing or repeated action associated with the noun it describes.

Usage typically appears in written or formal language, particularly in analytical, descriptive, or technical texts. It conveys a sense of ongoing categorization activity without specifying a subject, and it often appears in phrases that refer to groups, activities, or classifications related to categorization. For example, phrases such as categoriseerivate inimeste arv (“the number of categorizing people”) or kategoriseerivate tegevuste kirjeldus (“the description of categorizing activities”) illustrate its function in linking the action to the noun.

Compared with other Estonian participles, kategoriseerivate has a specific place as the genitive plural form of the present active participle of categoriseerima. It shares behavior with other participles in terms of agreement and placement within noun phrases, but its meaning is tied to the act of categorization. It is not typically used in everyday speech, but it appears in formal discourse, academic writing, and descriptive documents.