märgitavad

Märgitavad is an Estonian term used in linguistic and technical contexts to denote items that are to be marked or annotated. It is formed as a nominalized passive participle from the verb meaning to mark or annotate, with the suffix -dav indicating the sense “to be marked,” and the plural ending -ad. Consequently, märgitavad literally translates to “things to be marked.”

In practice, märgitavad functions as a noun phrase, often appearing in plural. It can be used attributively as märgitavad elemendid (elements to be marked) or within instructional material as a heading or label referring to items that require tagging or annotation. The form is especially common in documentation, data annotation guidelines, quality checks, and software localization tasks where a distinction is made between elements that are already marked and those that must be marked later.

Morphology and usage notes:

- Märgitavad is the plural form; the singular would be märgitav.

- The term is primarily used in specialized or technical language rather than everyday Estonian.

- It serves a descriptive function, identifying a set of objects for a marking or annotation action.

See also: märgitav, märkimine, märg (mark), annotation, labeling.

Overall, märgitavad is a niche but practical term in Estonian for describing items designated to receive marks, tags, or annotations in workflows and documentation.