esitava

Esitava is a grammatical form in the Estonian language. It is the genitive singular form of the present active participle esitav, which comes from the verb esitama, meaning to present or to propose. As a participial modifier, esitava attaches to a noun to express a relation of presenting or proposing, functioning similarly to an adjective in English phrases such as “the presenting project” or “the presenting question.”

In use, esitava is part of a larger system of Estonian participles that decline for number and case. It is commonly encountered in formal or written language, where the participial adjective helps specify the role or action associated with the noun it modifies. The accompanying noun is typically in a case compatible with the phrase as a whole; for example, a noun in the genitive may pair with esitava to form a compound noun phrase. The exact interpretation depends on context, but the core idea is that the noun is described in terms of presenting or proposing something.

See also: Estonian language, Estonian grammar, participles, verb esitama.