Edukusest

Edukusest is the elative singular form of the Estonian noun edukus, which means success or the state of being successful. In Estonian grammar, the elative case expresses origin, source, or a relation stemming from something, so edukusest is used when referring to something that comes from or is related to success. The base noun edukus is formed from the adjective edukas (successful) with the abstract noun suffix -us.

Form and usage: The elative form edukusest is a regular inflected variant used in formal or written Estonian. It appears with verbs and prepositional constructions that require indicating source or basis, such as edukusest tulenevad, meaning “arising from success,” or edukusest rääkima, meaning “to talk about success.” It also occurs with phrases like edukusest sõltuvad otsused, “decisions dependent on success.”

Examples:

- Edukusest tulenevad väljakutsed nõuavad uue strateegia koostamist. (The challenges arising from success require a new strategy.)

- Me räägime edukusest, selle mõjust ja tulevikuvõimalustest. (We talk about success, its impact, and future possibilities.)

See also: The elative form edukusest is one of several case forms derived from edukus. The standard, bare form educación in English would be “success,” while edukusest functions as a grammatical vehicle to express source or relation to that concept. In typical usage, edukusest appears mainly in formal, analytic, or academic contexts rather than in everyday speech.