Vigastatakse

Vigastatakse is an Estonian verb form meaning “is injured” or “gets injured.” It is the present passive form of the transitive verb vigastama, which means “to injure.”

In Estonian, passive forms are built with the suffix -takse, and vigastatakse does not indicate the agent who causes the injury. The agent can be omitted or clarified with a by-phrase if needed. The active counterpart is vigastab (he/she injures). The past passive form is vigastati, used when describing that injuries occurred in the past. Future actions can be expressed by context or with auxiliary constructions.

Use of vigastatakse is common in factual reporting, medical contexts, and accident descriptions, where the focus is on the injury itself rather than on who caused it. For example, “Õnnetuses vigastatakse kaks inimest” translates to “Two people are injured in the accident.” In descriptions of injuries as a state or condition, the adjective form vigastatud is used, as in “vigastatud inimene sai arstiabi” (“the injured person received medical care”).

Related terms include vigastus (injury), vigastama (to injure), and vigastatud (injured, injured person). These forms span noun, verb, and adjective usages, enabling precise expression of harm, injury outcomes, and related medical or legal contexts.

See also: Estonian grammar, passive voice, injury terminology in Estonian.