reguleeruvatele

Reguleeruvatele is an Estonian linguistic term referring to a plural dative form of the adjective reguleeruv, meaning regulatable or controllable. In grammatical use, reguleeruvatele marks the indirect object or target group of regulation, designating the entities that may be regulated.

Etymology and form: The term is built from the verb reguleerima (to regulate) combined with the present participle form reguleeruv. The suffix -atele is the dative plural ending in Estonian, so reguleeruvatele literally means “to the regulatable ones.” This construction is common in technical and regulatory language where different objects or factors are described as being subject to regulation.

Usage and contexts: Reguleeruvatele appears primarily in formal or academic Estonian texts dealing with regulation, policy, engineering, or science. It characterizes groups of entities that can be regulated, such as regulable variables, regulable parameters, or regulable sectors. The term is often found in phrases that discuss targets of regulation or control strategies, without specifying the exact nature of the entities in a broad sense.

Relation to related terms: The concept is closely related to reguleerima (to regulate) and reguleeritav (regulatable, passive participle). The distinction among these forms helps convey who or what can be regulated (regulatee) versus the act of regulating (regulation) and the property of being regulatable (reguleeritav).

See also: reguleerima, reguleeritav, reguleerimisprobleem, regulatory language in Estonian.