Asutustel
Asutustel is the Estonian plural adessive form of the noun asutus, meaning an institution, establishment, or organization. The adessive case expresses location or position, and in the plural it communicates “at the institutions” or “on the institutions.” In formal and administrative language, asutustel is used to indicate where activities occur, where data are collected, or where involvement is situated.
Grammatically, asutustel is part of the Estonian case system, contrasting with: inessive asutustes (inside the institutions),
- Common in reports, studies, and official texts when specifying sites or parties involved.
- Often appears with numerals or quantifiers: mitmetel asutustel (at several institutions), erinevatel asutustel (at different institutions).
- Uuringu andmed koguti koolitusasutustel ja teadusasutustel. (The study data were collected at training institutions and research
- Üritused toimusid mitmetel asutustel. (The events took place at several institutions.)
- Aruandes on märgitud partnerid, kes tegutsevad erinevatel asutustel. (The report notes partners active at different institutions.)
- Noun declension and plural forms in Estonian
Asutustel thus functions as a key locative form for plural institutions in formal Estonian text.