teavitama

Teavitama is an Estonian verb meaning “to inform” or “to notify.” It is used to convey information to someone about facts, events, rules, or decisions. The infinitive teavitama is commonly found in official language as well as in everyday speech when describing the act of informing.

The verb is regular within its class and is conjugated with the -ama verb pattern. Present tense forms include teavitan (I inform), teavitad (you inform), teavitab (he/she informs), teavitame (we inform), teavitate (you inform), and teavitavad (they inform). The past tense is teavitas, teavitasid, and other person-number forms. The perfect form is teavitanud (having informed). A passive form exists as teavitatakse (is informed / is being informed).

Usage and nuance: teavitama is typically used in formal, administrative, and media contexts to indicate that information has been provided or will be provided to someone. It often occurs in government notices, public announcements, schools’ communications, and corporate updates. Example: Kohalik omavalitsus teavitas elanikke otsustest. (The local government informed residents about the decisions.)

Etymology and related terms: teavitama is derived from teade, meaning “notice” or “information,” with the verbal suffix -tama. Related concepts include teavitus (notification), teavitamine (the act of informing), and informeerima, a loanword also used for “to inform.”

See also: teave, teavitus, teavitamine, informeerima.