Märkamatuks

Märkamatuks is an Estonian word that functions as the translative form of the adjective märkamatu, meaning unseen or unnoticeable. It expresses a change of state, indicating that something has become inconspicuous or not noticed. The base märkamatu derives from the verb märgata, “to notice,” with a negative concept. The translative suffix -uks marks the transition into the described state.

In usage, märkamatuuks appears primarily in formal or literary contexts and in predicates describing a transformation, typically with verbs of becoming such as muutuma. It is less common in everyday speech, where speakers more often rely on the predicative form märkamatu or other constructions to convey unnoticeability.

Related forms include märkamatus (the noun “unnoticeableness”) and various derived forms of the base adjective. The word is discussed in linguistic descriptions of Estonian inflection and the system of translative case, illustrating how Estonian marks changes of state.

See also: märkamatu, märkamatus.