Tuletatakse

Tuletatakse is an Estonian verb form, specifically the present tense passive of tuletama, meaning to remind or to evoke a memory. The form is built with the passive suffix -takse, which marks the action as passive and does not specify the agent. The subject of the sentence is determined by context, and the actor performing the reminding is often left unnamed. The related participle tuletatud means reminded or evoked.

Usage and meaning: Tuletatakse denotes that something is being recalled or brought to mind. It is commonly used in formal or descriptive writing to indicate that a memory or reminder is being triggered without naming who performs the reminding. A typical collocation is tuletatakse meelde, meaning “it is recalled” or “it is brought to memory.” The construction is versatile and can appear with various complements, depending on what is being recalled—facts, events, or reminders in a procedural or narrative context.

Grammatical notes: As a passive present form, tuletatakse does not carry explicit person or number information; the surrounding sentence provides these cues. The corresponding past passive form is tuletati, and the past participle is tuletatud. The verb shares semantic field with related verbs such as meenutama or meelde to bring something to mind, but tuletatakse emphasizes the act of reminding or evoking in a general, impersonal way.

Etymology and related forms: Tuletatakse derives from tuletama, which in Estonian means to remind or evoke. Related nominal or verbal derivatives include meelde tuletamine (the act of bringing to mind) and meeldetuletus (a reminder).