Asutuses

Asutuses is the inessive singular form of the Estonian noun asutus, meaning an institution, organization, or establishment. The term is used to indicate being inside or within such an entity, and it appears in contexts about work, study, healthcare, and public administration.

In Estonian, nouns decline by case and number. Asutus in the inessive singular becomes asutuses, while inessive plural is asutustes. The word is commonly combined with verbs that express location or activity, such as töötab (works) or viibib (stays). For example, ta töötab asutuses means “he works at an institution,” and nad töötavad erinevates asutustes means “they work in different institutions.”

Usage guidance and nuances: asutus is a neutral term for formal entities such as government ministries, schools, hospitals, companies, or non-profit organizations. It is widely used in administrative, legal, and educational language. The plural asutused refers to multiple institutions, while the plural inessive form asutustes discusses activities or states located within several institutions. The term can be contrasted with organisatsioon, which is a broader or sometimes less formal notion of an organized group, and with institutsioon, which is sometimes used in more formal or technical contexts.

Examples:

- Ta töötab asutuses. (He works at an institution.)

- Nad töötavad erinevates asutustes. (They work in different institutions.)

- Ta viibib asutuses kolm päeva. (He stays in an institution for three days.)

See also: Estonian grammar, asutus, organisatsioon, institutsioon.