Aastased

Aastased is an Estonian adjective meaning annual or yearly, referring to something that occurs or is valid once per year or on a yearly basis. The word is formed from the noun aasta (year) and follows standard Estonian adjective inflection. The singular nominative is aastane, while the plural nominative is aastased; adjectives agree with the noun in number and case.

Usage and examples

Aastased is commonly placed before a noun to describe recurring items such as events, reports or budgets. Examples include aastased aruanded (annual reports), aastased eelarved (annual budgets) and aastased sündmused (annual events). The compound noun aastaaruanne is also widely used to mean “annual report.” In formal writing, aastased and related forms appear in various cases to indicate periodicity or yearly scope, often replacing or complementing phrases like iga-aastane meaning “yearly.”

Etymology and related forms

The term derives from aasta (year) with the Estonian adjectival suffix -ne. Estonian adjectives are declined for number and case, so aastane and aastased adapt to the noun they modify. Related expressions include iga-aastane (yearly) and the noun form aastaaruanne (annual report), which is a common standalone designation.

See also

- aasta

- iga-aastane

- aastaaruanne

Aastased is a standard term in Estonian for labeling items tied to a yearly cycle and is widely used in official, corporate, and media contexts to denote annual occurrences or documentation.