Arvudesse

Arvudesse is an Estonian grammatical form that functions as the illative plural of the noun arv (number). The illative case in Estonian expresses movement into or toward a destination or state, so arvudesse literally means into the numbers or to the numbers. In technical and statistical language, the form is used to indicate that data or values are being converted into numeric form or are presented as numeric values.

Morphology and usage are straightforward: the plural stem arvud is combined with the illative suffix -sse to yield arvudesse. This form appears in contexts where a process results in numeric data or when describing a transition to a numeric representation. It is most common in data processing, statistics, programming, and other kinds of quantitative analysis.

Common usage examples include sentences such as: Andmed teisendatakse arvudesse enne analüüsi. This conveys that data are transformed into numeric form prior to analysis. Võrgu logid teisendatakse arvudesse, et neid saaks analüüsida. These examples illustrate how arvudesse marks a shift from qualitative or raw data to numerical values.

Arvudesse is primarily found in formal or technical writing and is less common in everyday speech. It is a specific case form used to express a state change or destination of data within numerical contexts.

See also: Estonian grammar, illative case; arv (number).