Sisaldavad

Sisaldavad is a form of the Estonian verb sisaldama, meaning to contain or include. It is the present tense, third-person plural form, used when the subject is plural and performing the action of containing.

In usage, sisal davad describes what multiple subjects include or consist of. The object is typically in the partitive case, especially with indefinite quantities or quantities described in a non-specific way. For example: Need raamatud sisaldavad palju informatsiooni (These books contain a lot of information) and Need failid sisaldavad andmeid (These files contain data). The form is common in descriptive writing, catalog entries, and academic or technical text when listing contents, components, or elements of a larger whole.

Etymology and related forms: sisaldama is the base verb, rooted in Estonian vocabulary for content and interior. The form sisaldavad is one of several finite tenses used to discuss content across multiple subjects. The related singular form includes sisaldab (he/she/it contains). An adjectival present participle form, sisaldav, can be used to describe something that contains elements, though its usage is less frequent in everyday language.

In summary, sisaldavad serves as a standard way to express that multiple items or subjects include certain components or information, making it a routine term in discourse about content, composition, or data.