Eesmärkidesse

Eesmärkidesse is an Estonian grammatical form: the illative case of the plural noun eesmärk, meaning objective or goal. The word literally translates to “into the objectives” and is used to express movement toward or inclusion within a set of aims. It occurs mainly in formal, bureaucratic, or strategic texts rather than everyday speech.

Morphology and formation: The base is eesmärk (singular) and its plural genitive is eesmärkide. By adding the illative suffix -sse, the form becomes eesmärkidesse. This construction signals direction into or integration with a defined framework of goals, and it follows the general Estonian pattern of creating illative forms for directional meaning with plural stems.

Usage: Eesmärkidesse appears most often in strategic planning, policy documents, project proposals, and official reports where actions or requirements are to be aligned with a predefined set of objectives. It indicates that a process, activity, or measure should enter or be incorporated into the system of aims. Because it is quite formal, it is more common in written texts than in casual Estonian. In everyday language, speakers may use alternatives such as kooskõlla eesmärkidega (in alignment with the objectives) or refer to the objectives using other constructions like eesmärkide saavutamine or eesmärkidega (with the objectives).

See also: Eesmärk, Illatiiv, Estonian grammar.