täidetus

Täidetus is a noun in the Estonian language derived from the verb täita, meaning to fill or to fulfill. The suffix -dus forms an abstract noun indicating a state or process, so täidetus can denote the act of fulfilling or the state of being fulfilled, as well as the act of filling something to completion.

In usage, täidetus appears most often in formal or technical registers. In legal and contractual contexts it can refer to the fulfilment of duties or obligations under an agreement or law, typically within a defined timeframe. In administrative or bureaucratic text it may describe the completion of forms or the filling of required fields. It can also be used to describe the completion aspect in project management or compliance reporting, where a task or requirement has been met.

Related terms include täitmine and täitumine, which more commonly denote the process of filling or completing in everyday language. Distinctions among these words are subtle; täidetus frequently emphasizes the state after completion, whereas täitmine highlights the act of fulfilling and täitumine the progression toward completion.

Etymology links täidetus to täita, meaning to fill or fulfill, with the abstract-noun suffix -dus forming a term that signals a state or result rather than a specific action. The term is relatively formal and more likely to appear in written or official Estonian than in everyday speech.

See also: täitmine, täitumine, kohustuste täitmine.