Arvestades

Arvestades is an Estonian adverbial participle formed from the verb arvestama, meaning to consider or to take into account. It is used to introduce a clause that states a premise or factor on which the main statement is based. In English, it is commonly translated as “considering,” “in view of,” or “taking into account.”

Grammatically, arvestades is a non-finite form that functions as an adverbial modifier. It typically appears at the beginning of a sentence and is often followed by a comma. The construction expresses a condition, reason, or background for the main clause, and it can be used with conjunctions such as “et” (that) to link the following clause.

Examples include: “Arvestades eelarvepiiranguid, otsustasime projekti peatada.” and “Arvestades asjaolu, et osalejate arv oli väiksem kui oodatud, otsustasime plaani muuta.” It is common in formal or written Estonian; in everyday speech, speakers may use phrases like “võttes arvesse” or “arvesse võttes” as alternatives.

Origin and usage notes: Arvestades is part of standard Estonian grammar as a present adverbial participle. It should be used to set up the premise for the main clause and is less common in casual speech compared with periphrastic alternatives.