Manustatakse

Manustatakse is Estonian for “is administered” and is the present passive form of the verb manustada, meaning to administer or supply a substance, typically a drug or treatment. The term is commonly used in medical, pharmaceutical, and clinical texts to indicate that a medication or therapy is given to a patient or group of patients.

In practice, manustatakse appears in formal instructions, notes, and guidelines. The recipient is usually expressed in the dative or allative case, for example patsientidele (to patients) or patsiendile (to a patient). The form is neutral and impersonal, focusing on the action rather than the actor.

Grammatically, manustatakse is a present tense passive form. The corresponding active forms are manustab (he/she administers) and manustame (we administer). Other related forms include manustati (was administered) for past tense and manustage (administer!, imperative). The phrase can be extended with route and dosage, such as ravimit manustatakse suu kaudu kaks korda päevas (the medicine is administered orally twice a day) or ravimit manustatakse intravenoosselt (the medicine is administered intravenously).

Related terms include manustamine (administration), manustada (to administer), and annus or doos (dose). The term is central in patient information leaflets, prescriptions, and hospital documentation, where precise administration details are required for safe and effective treatment. Overall, manustatakse functions as a concise, formal way to state that a substance is being administered to a recipient.