Ühiskondadele

Ühiskondadele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun ühiskond (society). It is formed from the plural genitive ühend “ühiskondade” plus the allative suffix “-le,” and it conveys direction toward or designation for multiple societies. The form is used in formal or administrative language to indicate the target or recipient of actions, resources, or policies.

In usage, ühiskondadele marks the indirect object or beneficiary in sentences that express giving, directing, or addressing something to the societies. It often appears in policy discussions, grant allocations, and program descriptions, where the action is aimed at or intended for multiple social groups or communities.

Examples:

- Toetused antakse ühiskondadele. (Grants are given to the societies.)

- Programmi eesmärk on suunatud ühiskondadele. (The program is aimed at the societies.)

- Küsitlused viiakse läbi ühiskondadele mõeldud raamistikus. (Surveys are conducted within a framework intended for the societies.)

Seosed and distinctions:

- ühiskondadele contrasts with ühiskondadega (with the societies) and ühiskondades (in the societies). The former marks a recipient or target, while the latter indicates comitative or locative meanings. This allative form is part of Estonian’s case system, which uses suffixes to indicate direction or relation to nouns.