Reguleerivate

Reguleerivate is an Estonian adjective form meaning “regulative” or “regulating.” It is the plural genitive form of the base adjective reguleeriv, used when the noun it modifies is plural and in genitive or other oblique cases. In standard usage, reguleerivate appears in phrases that describe things that regulate or govern.

In practice, reguleerivate is most commonly found in formal or technical language, such as policy, law, science, and economics. It often modifies nouns referring to mechanisms, measures, norms, or bodies that perform regulation. For example, reguleerivate meetmete mõju means “the impact of regulatory measures,” and reguleerivate normide järgimine means “the compliance with regulatory norms.” Other common pairings include reguleerivate mehhanismide toimimise või mõju kirjeldus (description of how regulating mechanisms operate or influence outcomes).

Etymology and related forms: reguleeriv is the base adjective meaning regulating or regulatory; reguleerimine is the noun form meaning regulation. The form reguleerivate is part of the same word family and is used when the associated noun is plural and in a genitive or other oblique case, to maintain agreement within the phrase.

Usage notes: reguleerivate appears primarily in formal or technical writing. For non-native speakers, it is helpful to distinguish the root verb reguleerima (to regulate) from the adjective reguleeriv and its related noun reguleerimine. While largely synonymous with “regulatory” in English, Estonian punctuation and case agreement play a central role in correct usage.