käesolevate
Käesolevate is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective käesolev, meaning “these present” or “current.” It is used in formal written language to refer to items that are being discussed as part of the present set or collection. The form accompanies a noun in genitive plural, for example käesolevate dokumentide loetelu (“a list of these present documents”) or käesolevate seadustega seotud küsimused (“questions related to the present laws”).
- Käesolevate appears primarily in official, legal, or administrative texts. It is less common in everyday spoken
- It marks a relationship to the current or existing items and is typically followed by a noun
- If the noun is in nominative plural, a different form is used: käesolevad, as in käesolevad dokumendid
- Nominative singular: käesolev
- Genitive singular: käesoleva
- Nominative plural: käesolevad
- Genitive plural: käesolevate
- Partitive plural: käesolevaid
- The word combines käesolev, meaning “this present/current,” with the genitive plural ending to create a determiner
In sum, käesolevate is a grammatical device used to refer to the items under discussion as part