külastav

Külastav is an Estonian adjective and the present active participle of the verb külastama, meaning to visit. It translates as “visiting” and is used to describe someone or something that performs visits, or that is associated with visiting in a current or habitual sense. The form is typically used before a noun to indicate an ongoing or planned visiting action.

Etymology and formation: külastav is formed from the verb stem külast-, added with the adjectival suffix -av. This construction yields a present active participle that can function as an attributive adjective, aligning with Estonian grammar in number and case with the nouns it modifies.

Usage: In practice, külastav describes people, groups, or organizations involved in visiting. Common phrases include külastav delegatsioon (a visiting delegation) and külastav õpetaja (a visiting teacher). It can also appear in descriptive contexts to indicate that an event or visit is taking place, as in a schedule or report.

Related terms: külastama (to visit), külastus (visit, visiting), külastaja (visitor). These related words form the broader semantic field around visiting in Estonian.

Notes: Like other Estonian participial adjectives, külastav is primarily used in attributive position before a noun. In different cases or numbers, the form will adapt to match the noun it modifies. The term is common in formal, administrative, or descriptive texts where visiting is a defining characteristic of the subject.

See also: külastama, külastus, külastaja.