kohaldatavatele

Kohaldatavatele is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective kohaldatav, meaning "applicable" or "relevant." It is used to indicate that certain rules, provisions, or criteria apply to the groups or items described by the following noun. The form kohaldatavatele represents the plural form in a case that marks the recipient or target of applicability, typically the allative/dative plural, and it occurs with plural nouns in contexts where something applies to those nouns.

In practice, kohaldatavatele appears in formal or legal language. It signals that the subsequent statements pertain to the specified group or items. Examples include phrases such as kohaldatavatele isikutele kehtivad järgmised nõuded or kohaldatavatele toodetele kehtivad erisused, which translate to "the following requirements apply to the applicable persons" and "the exceptions apply to the applicable products," respectively.

Usage notes: kohaldatavatele is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the allative/dative sense of direction or applicability. In less formal text, speakers may opt for alternative phrasing, such as using the nominative plural kohaldatavad with the noun in an appropriate case, depending on sentence structure.

Etymology and related forms: kohaldatavatele is formed from kohaldatav plus the -atele suffix, marking a plural recipient of applicability. Related terms include kohaldatavus (applicability) and kohaldamine (application).