külastavate

Külastavate is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the verb külastama (to visit). It is the genitive plural form of the present active participle külastav, and it functions as an adjective-like modifier in noun phrases where the head noun is in the genitive case. In such phrases, külastavate agrees with the genitive plural of the noun it modifies.

Morphology and usage

The present active participle külastav denotes someone or something that visits. When used in the genitive plural, the form becomes külastavate. This form is used to describe a group of visitors in contexts where the head noun is in genitive (for example after numerals or in possessive expressions). The typical construction is külastavate [genitive plural noun], meaning “the visiting [people/things]” or more naturally, “the number of people who visit” in contexts like statistical or descriptive writing.

Examples

- külastavate inimeste arv = the number of people who visit (visiting people)

- külastavate ettevõtete turundusstrateegiad = marketing strategies of visiting companies (companies that visit)

Relation to related forms

Külastavate is distinct from külastajad (the nominative plural noun visitors) and külastajate (genitive plural of külastaja). It is also distinct from the base participle külastav in non-genitive uses. The form illustrates how Estonian uses participles as modifiers and how agreement with the genitive head noun shapes the ending.

See also

Estonian grammar, present active participles, noun declensions, genitive case.