Võõrandatava

Võõrandatava is an Estonian adjective meaning able to be alienated or transferred. It describes Property, rights, or other assets that can be sold, gifted, or otherwise transferred from one party to another. In legal and administrative texts, võõrandatav is used to differentiate between assets that can be disposed of and those that cannot. The form võõrandatava appears in phrases where the referring noun is in the genitive singular, for example võõrandatava vara, meaning “of alienable property.”

Etymology and grammar: Võõrandatava is the genitive singular form of the adjective võõrandatav, which itself is derived from the verb võõrandama, meaning to alienate or estrange. Adjectives of the -atav group in Estonian decline like other adjectives: nominative singular võõrandatav, genitive singular võõrandatava, partitive singular võõrandatavat, and so on. This makes võõrandatava a common grammatical tool for modifying nouns in legal and formal contexts.

Usage: The term is most often found in property law, contracts, and regulatory language to denote items that are subject to transfer, such as land, buildings, shares, or other rights. It helps distinguish between assets that may be disposed of and those that are retained or protected from transfer. In practice, võõrandatava is typically encountered in phrases where the noun is in genitive form, forming a possessive or descriptive construction.

Notes: The concept is contextual and dependent on jurisdictional rules governing transferability. While the basic idea is clear—alienable versus non-alienable—specific terminology for the opposite of võõrandatav can vary across legal systems and texts.