minimeeritavat
minimeeritavat is an inflected form in Estonian, the partitive singular of the adjective/participial form minimeeritav, which derives from the verb minimeerima ("to minimize"). As a present passive participle, minimeeritav carries meanings such as "that which is to be minimized" or "minimizable"; the partitive case form minimeeritavat is used in contexts requiring partitivity (indefinite quantities, objects of certain verbs, negation, and ongoing actions).
Morphology and pronunciation: the base verb minimeerima is a recent borrowing from international vocabulary (compare English
- Probleem on minimeeritav. (The problem is minimizable.)
- Me otsime minimeeritavat lahendust. (We are looking for a solution that can be minimized/reduced.)
Grammatical relations: minimeeritavat functions syntactically as an adjective or nominal modifier in the partitive, and appears
In technical and managerial discourse the participle is often used to describe risks, costs or impacts considered