integreerivad

Integreerivad is the third-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb integreerima, meaning they integrate or they are integrating. It is used when the subject is plural and the action of integrating is taking place in the present moment. As a standard present tense form, it appears in sentences discussing multiple agents performing integration.

Origin and meaning: integreerima is a relatively recent loanword in Estonian, derived from the English word “to integrate” and adapted to Estonian morphology. The form integreerivad follows ordinary Estonian verb conjugation patterns, with a stem based on integreer- and a present-tense plural ending. The term is commonly used across domains such as technology, business, education, and public policy to describe combining parts into a coherent whole.

Usage and context: Integreerivad appears in many contexts where multiple actors or entities perform an integration process. Examples include IT and data systems (they integrate multiple software platforms), organizational change (they integrate new processes), and social or educational policy (they integrate diverse groups into a unified framework). The word is productive in both technical and everyday language, reflecting broad applicability of the concept of bringing parts together.

Related terms: The infinitive integreerima denotes the action in general, while the noun integreerimine refers to the process or act of integrating. Related concepts include integratsioon (integration) and terms describing specific types of integration, such as süsteemide integreerimine (system integration).