Võtmise

Võtmise is the genitive singular form of the Estonian noun võtmine, which denotes the act, process, or result of taking. The base word võtmine is formed from the verb võtma (to take) with the common nominalizing suffix -mine, a productive pattern in Estonian that creates abstract nouns describing actions or processes. As a genitive form, võtmise is used to indicate “of taking” or to link related words in phrases.

In usage, võtmine covers several broad senses. It can refer to the physical act of taking or seizing an object, such as the moment of grabbing something. It also covers ingestion or intake, as in medicines or food, where the phrase võtmine is often encountered in contexts like tablet võtmine (taking a pill) or ravimi võtmine (taking medication). Another important sense is data collection or sampling, for example vere võtmine (blood draw) or materjalivõtmine for testing. In these contexts, võtmine emphasizes the procedural aspect of acquiring something from a subject or source.

As a grammatical form, võtmise frequently appears in technical, clinical, administrative, and academic language, where the relative relationship of actions is described (for example, võtimise ajal, during taking; võtimise järel, after taking). Although the word can stand alone in phrases, it typically functions as part of larger noun phrases rather than as a standalone term.

Related terms include the verb võtma (to take) and other -mine nouns formed from Estonian verbs. The concept is widely used across everyday language and specialized registers to express the activity or process of taking.