nõuetekohased

Nõuetekohased is the plural form of the Estonian adjective nõuetekohane, meaning appropriate, proper, due, or compliant with established requirements. The term is commonly used in formal, administrative, and legal language to indicate that something meets required standards, rules, or obligations. It can describe documents, procedures, conduct, or measures that are considered correct and satisfactory within a given context.

The word is built from nõue, meaning requirement or demand, combined with the suffix -kohane, which denotes having the quality of or being related to. In usage, nõuetekohased refers to multiple items that conform to a specified standard, while its singular form nõuetekohane refers to a single item.

Grammatical notes: nõuetekohane is an adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. Therefore, nouns in plural nominative take nõuetekohased; genitive plural becomes nõuetekohaste, partitive plural becomes nõuetekohaseid, and so on, depending on the sentence structure. The word often appears before nouns, for example, nõuetekohased dokumendid (proper documents) or nõuetekohased meetmed (appropriate measures).

Related terms include nõuetekohasus (the property or state of being proper or compliant) and nõue (a requirement or obligation). The concept is closely tied to compliance, quality control, and administrative accuracy, where ensuring that actions or items are nõuetekohased helps meet regulatory or organizational standards.