Turustatakse

Turustatakse is the Estonian passive present tense form of the verb turustama, meaning to market or promote. It translates as "is marketed" or "are marketed" and is used to indicate that a product, service, or idea is being marketed by someone, without specifying the agent.

Morphology: It is formed from turustama (to market) with the passive suffix -takse, which marks third-person present passive. This form can refer to a singular or plural subject depending on context. In Estonian, passive constructions often omit the agent.

Usage: Common in business, media, and consumer texts to describe distribution, marketing campaigns, or availability. Examples: "Toode turustatakse Eestis ja Euroopa Liidu turgudel." "Nüüd turustatakse uut toodet laialdaselt." In many contexts, the agent remains unnamed, focusing on the activity of marketing itself.

Relation: The active counterpart is turustab ("markets"). Related terms include turundus (marketing) and turustamise (marketing or distribution in the sense of the act of marketing). The form is also common in headlines and summaries where an agent is not specified.

Notes: As a grammatical form, turustatakse is not a noun or a standalone concept; it encodes the action of marketing in the passive voice. Its usage reflects common Estonian preference for agentless passive constructions in business and media contexts.