Puuratakse

Puuratakse is the Estonian present passive form of the verb puurata, meaning to drill or bore. The form indicates that drilling is being performed on the subject by an unspecified agent. In technical and industrial contexts, puuratakse is used to describe processes where holes or bores are created in materials such as metal, wood, rock, or geological formations. It is common in construction, manufacturing, mining, and geotechnical work, as well as in water-well or borehole drilling.

Morphology and usage notes: puurata forms the passive present as puuratakse, allowing statements where the actor is unknown or unimportant. The corresponding active form is puurata (to drill), with the agent often expressed later in the sentence if needed. The noun form of the process is puurimine, and related terms include puurmasin (drilling machine) and puurkaev (borehole).

Examples:

- Metallplaatidele puuratakse augud.

Translation: Holes are drilled into metal plates.

- Uuringu käigus puuratakse kaevanduse seintes piloteeritud augud.

Translation: During the study, boreholes are drilled in the mine walls. (example of technical usage)

See also:

- puurkaev (borehole)

- puurimine (drilling)

- puurmasin (drilling machine)

Puuratakse is a specialized, neutral term used primarily in technical documentation and descriptions of drilling operations.