esitajatel

Esitajatel is an Estonian noun form that appears in linguistic and official texts as the plural adessive form of the noun esitaja, which means “presenter” or “submitter.” In Estonian grammar, esitajatel marks a plural referent in a locational or instrumental sense, roughly corresponding to “on/at the submitters” or “with the submitters” in English, depending on the sentence structure.

Etymology and morphology: The base noun is esitaja, formed from the verb esitama “to present” or “to submit” plus the agentive suffix -ja. The plural adessive form esitajatel results from inflecting esitaja in the adessive case for a plural subject. This form is typically found in formal writing, such as meeting minutes, legislative documents, or procedural texts, where a group of submitters is being discussed.

Usage: Esitajatel is used to refer to a group of submitters in a locational or instrumental sense. For example, a sentence such as Esitajatel on õigus esitada muudatusettepanekuid translates to “The submitters have the right to submit amendment proposals.” The word is common in administrative and academic Estonian, and appears alongside other plural forms of esitaja when describing actions or rights of a group.

Notes: Esitajatel is not a standalone concept beyond its grammatical function; its meaning derives from the base concept esitaja and the context in which the adessive plural form is used. In dictionaries, its base form is esitaja, with esitajatel appearing in inflected usage.