Seotud

Seotud is an Estonian adjective meaning connected, related, or bound. It describes a linkage or relationship between objects, ideas, or people, and is used in both everyday language and formal contexts such as law, business, and science.

In everyday speech, seotud conveys physical or conceptual connectivity. Examples: “Need kaks nähtust on tihedalt seotud” (These two phenomena are closely related). In business and law, it denotes relationships between persons or entities: “seotud isik” is a person or entity connected to another through control or influence; “seotud tehingud” are transactions between related parties; “seotud ettevõte” is an affiliated company. The term is also used in research to describe related variables or phenomena: “seotud muutujad” (related variables).

Grammar and usage: The form “seotud” is used as an attributive or predicative adjective. It modifies nouns and agrees in number and case with the noun it describes, as in “seotud isikud” (related persons) or “seotud projekt” (related project). It can be used in various formal styles, including regulatory and scientific writing, to express linkage, dependence, or association.

See also: Related terms include seos (relation/connection), sidus (affiliated/linked), and the verb seostama (to relate/associate). These terms commonly appear in discussions of relationships, networks, and organizational structures in Estonian.