Vormistama

Vormistama is an Estonian verb meaning to format or to process into an official form; to draw up, finalize, or issue a document or agreement. The term is commonly used in administrative and business contexts to describe turning information or requests into formal documents or arrangements.

It is formed from vorm, meaning form or shape, plus the suffix -istama, giving a verb that denotes making something into a formal form. The noun form vormistamine refers to the act of formalizing or processing, and vormistanud is the past participle form.

Vormistama is used with objects such as dokumendid (documents), leping (contract), taotlus (application), and other official records. Phrases include vormistada dokumendid, vormistada taotlus, or vormistamise protsess. In government and business language, it can also mean to finalize or issue something in its official form.

It is a transitive verb with standard conjugation patterns in Estonian. Present tense forms include vormistan (I format), vormistad (you format), vormistab (he/she formats); past tense forms include vormistas, vormistasid; the infinitive is vormistama. The passive participle vormistatud is commonly encountered as 'processed' or 'formulated'; the noun vormistamine denotes the process.

Examples: Taotluse vormistamine võtab aega (The processing of the application takes time). Dokumendid vormistati eile (The documents were processed yesterday).