teateajale

Teateajale is a term found in some Estonian-language texts that is formed from teade, meaning notice or message, together with the allative suffix -le. It is used to indicate a direction toward the recipient of a notice, effectively translating roughly to “to the notifier” or “to the recipient of the notice” in context. Because Estonian relies on cases rather than prepositions to mark indirect objects, teateajale can appear in sentences where the flow of information or responsibility about a notice is being described.

In practice, teateajale is most often encountered in historical, administrative, or archival writing. It may appear as part of formulaic or bureaucratic phrasing that outlines who should receive or respond to a notice. The construction is not typically treated as a standalone modern dictionary entry and can vary in form depending on the surrounding syntax and register of the text.

Modern standard Estonian tends to favor more explicit expressions for recipients and actors. In contemporary usage, speakers are likely to substitute teateajale with specific nouns such as teataja (notifier), vastuvõtja (recipient/receiver), or to restructure the sentence to name the responsible person or institution directly.

See also: teade, teataja, teavitus.

Note: The interpretation of teateajale can depend on context, and it is most relevant to linguistic or historical analyses of administrative language in Estonian.