Müüjate

Müüjate is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun müüja, meaning seller or vendor. It is used to indicate possession, association, or attribution related to multiple sellers, rather than to name a specific group.

The form is created from the base müüja by adding the genitive plural ending -jate. It contrasts with the nominative plural müüjad (sellers) and the singular genitive müüja (of a seller). In usage, müüjate is attached to a following noun to express that the second noun relates to or belongs to the sellers, for example: müüjate hinnad (the sellers’ prices), müüjate tooted (the sellers’ products), müüjate õigused (the sellers’ rights).

In many contexts, müüjate functions purely as a grammatical marker rather than as a stand-alone concept or organization. It appears in dictionaries and linguistic descriptions to illustrate Estonian case and number agreement. In ordinary prose, müüjate is lowercase, unless it forms part of a proper name or title where capitalization would be appropriate.

Related terms include müüja (seller) and müügiga seotud constructions that express possession or association. The genitive plural form müüjate is a common feature of Estonian noun inflection and is routinely encountered in discussions of commerce-related language.