Ebaõnnestumisel

Ebaõnnestumisel is an Estonian term used to refer to the condition or occurrence of failure. The noun ebaõnnestumine denotes a failure or unsuccessful outcome, and ebaõnnestumisel is its inessive case form, used to indicate “in case of failure” or “upon failure.” The prefix eba- marks negation, and õnnestumine derives from the verb õnnestuma “to succeed.”

In usage, ebaõnnestumisel introduces clauses describing actions if a process fails, or describes the circumstances under which a different action is required. It is common in technical writing, manuals, risk assessments, and procedural texts. For example: “Ebaõnnestumisel tuleb süsteemi taaskäivitada” (In case of failure, restart the system).

Grammatical notes: The form is singular inessive; other grammatical forms include ebaõnnestumise (genitive) and ebaõnnestumist (partitive). Plural forms exist, such as ebaõnnestumised (nominative plural) and ebaõnnestumiste (genitive plural).

See also: Õnnestumine (success).