peatatakse

Peatatakse is an Estonian verb form representing the passive present tense of the verb peatama, meaning that something is stopped or halted. It is used when the actor causing the cessation is unknown, irrelevant, or intentionally omitted, focusing on the action itself rather than who performs it.

Formation and usage: The form is created by adding the passive suffix -takse to the stem peat-, yielding peatatakse. In Estonian, this passive construction does not explicitly mark number; peatatakse can refer to a single item or to multiple items depending on context. It is common in formal, administrative, and news language to express suspensions, pauses, or interruptions of actions, services, or projects. The corresponding active form is peatama, and the past passive form is peatati.

Examples: Uuring peatatakse rahastuse puudumise tõttu. (The study is stopped due to lack of funding.) Projekti peatatakse ajutiselt. (The project is being suspended temporarily.) Teenust peatatakse öösiti. (The service is stopped at night.)

Related forms and notes: The past participle form is peatatud, which functions as an adjective meaning “stopped.” The noun form peatumine or peatamine refers to the act of stopping or cessation. Peatatakse is one of several Estonian passive forms used to convey cessation without specifying the agent.