säilitatakse

Säilitatakse is the Estonian passive present form of the verb säilitama, meaning to preserve, keep or store. It expresses that something is kept in a preserved condition, with the doer of the action unspecified or unimportant. The form is used in impersonal or formal statements and in contexts where the agent is unknown or general.

In usage, säilitatakse appears in contexts such as archives, museums, laboratories, and food or environmental storage. Examples include sentences like “Dokumendid säilitatakse muuseumis” (The documents are preserved in the museum) or “Andmed säilitatakse turvaliselt serveril” (The data are stored securely on the server). It can describe ongoing preservation procedures or established practices.

Morphology and meaning are relatively straightforward: säilitatakse is formed from säilitama with the passive marker -takse, and the ending does not mark number, so the form can accompany singular or plural subjects. The structure emphasizes the condition of preservation rather than the agent performing the action.

Related terms include säilitamine (the act or process of preserving) and säilitus (storage or preservation). In everyday speech, synonymous expressions like hoitakse (is kept) may be used, but säilitatakse remains common in formal, technical, or written Estonian where a neutral or general statement about preservation is desired.