Tellijatele

Tellijatele is an Estonian term that designates the recipients of information or services, functioning as the allative plural form of the noun tellija (customer, subscriber). In formal and media texts it is used to indicate who a message or notice is intended for, roughly translating to “to the subscribers” or “to the customers.”

Etymology and morphology: The base noun is tellija. The nominative plural is tellijad, while the allative plural form is tellijatele. The suffix -tele marks the recipient-oriented allative case, signaling the target audience of an action or communication.

Usage: The form is common in newsletters, notices, terms of service, and other communications addressed to a group audience. Examples include: “Käesolev teade on suunatud tellijatele” and “Tellijatele on edastatud täiendav teave.” It can also appear as a header or salutation line, for instance “Tellijatele:” at the beginning of a message.

Notes: Tellijatele is not a proper noun; standard capitalization rules apply. It should be distinguished from tellijad (subscribers in nominative) and from tellijate (genitive/plural form of tellija). Correct case usage is important for the intended recipient relationship in Estonian sentences.

See also: Estonian language, case system, tellija, tellimus.