sõlmitavad

Sõlmitavad is Estonian and functions as a participial form derived from the verb sõlmima, meaning to conclude or to sign (a contract or agreement). The form is the present passive participle plural, and it is used to describe items that are to be concluded or signed, often in formal or legal language.

In use, sõlmitavad acts as an attributive modifier for plural nouns. For example, sõlmitavad lepingud means contracts that are to be concluded or signed. The construction is common in official documents, tender notices, or regulatory texts where future actions or obligations are being described. It can also appear predicatively in sentences like Need lepingud on sõlmitavad, meaning These contracts are to be concluded.

Relation to other forms is straightforward: sõlmitav is the singular present passive participle (a contract to be concluded), while sõlmitud is the past passive participle (a contract that has been concluded or signed). The active present form of the verb is sõlmib, and the corresponding past tense or passive forms differ in meaning and usage.

Notes on style and nuance: sõlmitavad emphasizes the ongoing or future action of concluding or signing, rather than a completed result. It is most natural in formal or legal contexts and may sound less common in everyday conversation, where simpler constructions like “jooksevad lepingud, mis peagi sõlmitakse” or “lepingud, mis on sõlmitud” might be used, depending on the intended meaning.

See also: sõlmitud, sõlmitav, sõlmima, leping.