vabastatakse

Vabastatakse is an Estonian verb form meaning “are released” or “will be released.” It is the present tense passive form of vabastama, a verb that carries senses of releasing, liberating, or exempting. In Estonian, the passive form is created with the suffix -takse, so vabastatakse marks a third-person subject in the present tense. The agent performing the action is typically not stated, or it can be indicated by a phrase such as kohtu otsusega (by court order).

Uses and meanings include liberation of people (for example, prisoners) as well as the freeing of objects or statuses. The sense can also extend to exemptions or relief from obligations in administrative or legal contexts, where someone or something is free from a duty, constraint, or tax, depending on the construction.

Grammatical notes: vabastatakse is a finite verb in the passive voice. The number of the subject (singular or plural) is determined by the subject of the sentence, not by the form of vabastatakse itself. Active equivalents include vabastan, vabastad, vabastab, vabastame, vabastate, vabastavad.

Related nouns include vabastamine (the act of releasing or liberating) and vabastus (release or exemption). These terms share the same root and pertain to the broader semantic area of freeing or exempting from obligation or constraint.

See also: vabastama, vabastamine, vabastus.