Kogutakse

Kogutakse is an Estonian verb form that expresses passive voice in the present tense of the verb koguda, meaning to collect, gather, or accumulate. The form indicates that the action of collecting is performed by an unspecified agent, focusing on the action itself rather than who performs it.

Morphology and usage: The present passive in Estonian is formed by adding the suffix -takse to the verb stem. Kogutakse is used when the doer of the collecting is unknown or unimportant, making it suitable for formal writing, reports, and news style where the emphasis is on the process or result of collecting.

Context and examples: Kogutakse frequently appears in statistical, research, and administrative contexts. Examples include: Andmed kogutakse igal aastal. (Data are collected every year.) Tagasiside kogutakse veebivormi kaudu. (Feedback is collected via an online form.) Kogutakse informatsiooni kõigi osalejate kohta. (Information about all participants is collected.)

Relation to related forms: The related past participle kogutud means "collected," used to describe data or items that have already been gathered. The verb koguda itself covers the broader sense of gathering or accumulating, while kogutakse marks the ongoing passive action in the present.

See also: Estonian verb morphology, passive voice in Estonian, koguda (to collect).