Tõmmatakse

Tõmmatakse is an Estonian verb. It is the third-person plural passive present tense form of the verb tõmbama, which means "to pull," "to draw," or "to drag." Therefore, tõmmatakse literally translates to "is pulled," "are pulled," "is drawn," "are drawn," "is dragged," or "are dragged," depending on the context.

The passive voice in Estonian is formed using the past participle and the verb olema (to be). However, for the present tense passive, a specific form is used without the auxiliary verb olema. This form, ending in -takse or -takse in some dialects, is common in many verbs, including tõmbama.

In practice, tõmmatakse signifies an action being done to the subject by an unspecified agent. For example, "Uks tõmmatakse kinni" means "The door is being pulled shut" or "The door is pulled shut." The emphasis is on the action happening to the door, not on who is performing the action. This grammatical construction is frequently used to describe general occurrences, processes, or situations where the doer of the action is either unknown, irrelevant, or understood from the context. It contributes to a more impersonal or objective tone in writing.