Avardamiseks

Avardamiseks is an Estonian grammatical form that expresses purpose, roughly translating to "in order to broaden" or "for broadening." It is formed from the verb avardama (to broaden, widen) with the suffix -miseks, producing a non-finite form that functions to indicate the aim or purpose of an action. In English, it corresponds to phrases like "for broadening" or "in order to broaden."

Etymology and construction: The base word avardama yields the noun avardamine (broadening). By adding the suffix -miseks, the phrase becomes avardamiseks, a purpose infinitive used to state why something is done. It often appears in combination with a main clause to specify the objective of an activity and can be translated as "to broaden [something]." For example, vaatenurkade avardamiseks means "to broaden perspectives."

Usage: Avardamiseks is common in formal writing, policy texts, academic prose, and media to indicate the goal of actions. Examples include: Vaatenurkade avardamiseks korraldati seminare and korraldati mitmekesiseid arutelusid avardamiseks (Seminars and diverse discussions were organized to broaden perspectives). Projekti eesmärk on vaatenurkade avardamiseks (The project aims to broaden perspectives). It is not used as a standalone predicate; rather, it modifies or explains the purpose of an accompanying verb or clause.

See also: avardamine, avardama.