Teavitanud

Teavitanud is an Estonian term that serves as the past active participle of the verb teavitama, meaning “to inform” or “to notify.” As a participle, teavitanud describes someone or something that has performed the act of informing, and it can function as an attributive adjective or as part of a compound predicate.

Etymology and grammar: The form teavitanud is created with the suffix -nud attached to the verb stem teavit-, yielding a past-active participle. In use, teavitanud agrees with the modified noun in number and case, but it does not encode gender. It often appears directly before a noun as an attributive modifier, for example teavitanud isik (a person who has informed), or it can be used in predicate position with a helping verb, as in Ta on teavitanud juhatust (He has informed the board).

Usage: The term is most common in formal or bureaucratic contexts, such as official communications, legal texts, or administrative records. It emphasizes the completion of the informing action by the subject and can convey responsibility or relevance of the informing act to the current context.

Relation to related forms: A related form is teavitatud, the past passive participle meaning “informed” as a state or received information (e.g., teavitatud isik – a person who has been informed). The base verb teavitama covers reporting, notifying, or informing, while teavitanud highlights the performer’s action.

Examples: Ta on teavitanud kõik osapooled. (He has informed all parties.) Teavitanud isik hoidis rääkijale vastutuse, stylized for bureaucratic text.

See also: teavitama, teavitatud.