tuvastatakse

Tuvastatakse is Estonian for the passive present tense of the verb tuvastama, meaning “is detected” or “is identified.” It expresses that the presence or occurrence of something has been established through observation, measurement, or analysis. The form uses the passive suffix -takse, and the subject is typically indefinite, aligning with formal or scientific reporting.

The term is common in scientific, medical, legal, and technical writing. It signals that a finding results from a procedure or test rather than from conjecture. For example: “Haigus tuvastatakse vereanalüüsi põhjal” (The disease is detected on the basis of a blood test). “Uuringus tuvastatakse mitmesuguseid seoseid” (In the study, various associations are identified). “Kontrolli käigus tuvastatakse puudused” (Defects are detected during the inspection).

Related forms include tuvastamine (the act of detecting), tuvastatav (detectable), and tuvastaja (detector or identifier). The term is typically used in neutral, objective statements and tends to appear in formal writing rather than everyday speech.

See also: tuvastamine, avastus, identifitseerimine.