järelevalvatavat

Järelevalvatatav is an Estonian adjective formed from the verb järelevalvata (to supervise) and the present participle suffix -atav. The form järelevalvatavat is the partitive singular inflection of järelevalvatatav and is used to describe something that is subject to supervision in noun phrases. In everyday language the related base form järelevalvatatav is more common, but järelevalvatavat appears in contexts requiring a specific grammatical case.

In grammar terms, järelevalvatatav is a passive or eventive adjective. It denotes an entity or activity that falls under oversight, control, or monitoring. The phrase functions as a modifier within a noun phrase, agreeing with the noun in case and number. The use of this form is typical in formal, legal, and administrative Estonian, where precise descriptions of oversight obligations are needed.

Common contexts include regulatory, auditing, and compliance language, where a task, process, or object is described as something that must be supervised. For example, järelevalvatatav tegevus means “an activity to be supervised,” and järelevalvatav ülesanne means “a task to be supervised.” The construction helps distinguish between activities that are self-governed and those that require oversight.

See also: järelevalve (supervision), järelevalvatus (supervision/monitoring as a process). In usage, users should consider the appropriate case form to match the noun being modified.