märgima

Märgima is an Estonian verb meaning to mark, to annotate, or to indicate. It is used for actions that involve adding a sign, tag, or note to something, such as marking text, tagging data in a dataset, or indicating a location on a map. In a sentence, märgima can describe both simple highlighting and more formal labeling tasks.

Morphology and form: the infinitive form is märgima, with related participles such as märgitud meaning marked. The verb is formed from the stem märg- plus the standard Estonian infinitive suffix -ima. Like other Estonian verbs, märgima inflects for mood and tense across subjects and numbers, though exact forms vary with the clause.

Usage and domains: märgima appears in various contexts, including education, administration, cartography, and data processing. In editing and publishing, the verb can describe highlighting sections of text; in data work, it refers to labeling or tagging features. The term is also used in everyday language when people describe the act of placing a marker or sign to indicate a point of interest or to organize information.

Related terms and nuances: related words include märg (mark, sign) and märgistama (to tag or to sign, often used in broader tagging or labeling contexts). The concept of marking is cross-disciplinary, appearing in linguistic analysis, software interfaces, and instructional design.

See also: Estonian language; märg as sign or mark; märgistama.