Teadaoleva

Teadaoleva is an Estonian adjective meaning existing, known to exist, or currently available. It describes something that is present or accessible and is commonly used in formal and technical writing to distinguish known or documented matters from those that are unknown or hypothetical. The word is formed from tead- “to know” and -olev, the present participle of olema “to be,” giving a sense of “that is known” or “existing.”

The base form teadaolev is used in attributive position before a noun; teadaoleva is its genitive singular form, used to modify a noun in genitive or in phrases requiring a possessive or determiner function. The adjective declines like other Estonian adjectives with standard endings for number and case, for example teadaolevad (nominative plural), teadaolevate (genitive plural), teadaolevaid (partitive plural).

Usage notes: teadaolev emphasizes knowledge about existence, and is therefore common in administrative, legal, and scientific texts when referring to data, documents, or resources that are confirmed to exist. It can be contrasted with olemasolev (“existing”) or kättesaadav (“available”) depending on nuance.

Examples:

- teadaolevad andmed

- teadaoleva kirje allikas

The term is a standard Estonian adjective and is typically written lowercase unless it starts a sentence. It is not a proper noun. Related terms include olemasolev and kättesaadav, which express related notions of existence and accessibility.