dokumenteerib

Dokumenteerib is an Estonian verb form meaning “documents” or “is documenting.” It is the third-person singular present tense of the verb dokumenteerima, which means to document, to record information or events in written, visual, or digital form.

Etymology and form: The verb dokumenteerima is built from the noun dokument (document) with the derivational suffix -eerima, creating a verb that conveys the act of creating or producing documentation. The noun dokument is a loanword from the wider European family of languages, with the root traceable to the Latin word documentum, through historical contact with Germanic and other languages.

Usage: Dokumenteerib is widely used across domains such as research, journalism, law, information technology, and administration, where recording facts, processes, or evidence is important. In sentences, it appears as Ta dokumenteerib protsessi (He/she documents the process). The corresponding past tense form is dokumenteeris, and the first-person present is dokumenteerin, for example Ma dokumenteerin uuringut (I document the study).

Related forms: The noun form dokumenteerimine refers to documentation in general. A person who performs the action is a dokumenteerija (documenter). The past participle is dokumenteeritud, used to describe something that has been documented.

Notes: As a productive Estonian verb, dokumenteerima forms a standard set of tense and aspect, and is commonly used in professional and academic writing, as well as everyday language when describing the act of creating records.