Sisestage

Sisestage is an Estonian verb form used as the imperative to instruct a reader to input information. It comes from the verb sisestama, meaning to insert or to input. The form sisestage is the second-person plural or polite imperative, corresponding to “you all enter” or, in a polite context, “please enter” in English.

In practice, sisestage is widely used in written guidance, software interfaces, and forms to prompt a user to provide data. It is an instruction directed at the reader without an explicit subject. The corresponding singular informal form is sisesta, used when addressing one person. The distinction between sisesta and sisestage mirrors the general Estonian pattern for imperative mood, where -ge signals plural or polite address.

Common usage examples include phrases like “Sisestage oma nimi,” meaning “Enter your name,” or “Palun sisestage kasutajatunnus ja parool,” meaning “Please enter your username and password.” The phrase appears both in electronic interfaces and printed instructions, and it is considered standard formal language in user-facing text.

Etymologically, sisestage is formed from the root sisestama with the imperative suffix -ge, reflecting standard Estonian derivational and mood processes. It does not denote a separate concept beyond its directive function; its meaning is entirely determined by the context in which it appears, typically data entry or form completion tasks.