Meenutatakse

Meenutatakse is an Estonian verb form that functions as the present passive of meenutama, meaning to remind or to recall. It translates roughly as “is recalled” or “is mentioned” and is used when the doer of the action is unknown or non-specific. As a passive construction, meenutatakse places emphasis on the remembrance or reference itself rather than on who performs it.

Usage: Meenutatakse appears in formal and journalistic language to refer to something previously stated or to draw attention to earlier events, statements, or memories. It is commonly used to introduce a reminder about past information within a sentence, often in combination with a clause introduced by et (that). Example: “Meenutatakse, et 1991. aastal taastati Eesti iseseisvus.”

Form and related words: The form meenutatakse is the present passive; the active counterpart is meenutada. Related noun forms include meenutamine (“recalling”) and meenutus (“reminder, recollection”). The past passive is meenutatud, and the present active is meenutab.

Etymology: The verb is built from the root meen- connected with memory. The word family also includes meenutus and meenutamine that express the notions of reminder and recalling, respectively, and share the same memory-related root.

Notes: In translation, meenutatakse can mean “it is recalled that” or “it is reminded that,” depending on context. It is a neutral, impersonal form commonly found in informative or analytic writing.