veedetakse
Veedetakse is an Estonian verb form meaning “is spent” or “are spent.” It is the present passive form of the verb veetma, which means “to spend” (time, money, energy, etc.). The form is used when the agent performing the spending is not specified or considered irrelevant, and the emphasis is on the duration or allocation of resources.
Grammar and usage: Veedetakse belongs to the passive voice and does not encode the subject’s number separately;
- Aeg veedetakse looduses. (Time is spent in nature.)
Beyond such impersonal constructions, veedetakse can appear in journalistic, academic, or formal prose to summarize how
Related forms: veetma is the active base verb; veedetud is the past passive participle meaning “spent,” used