Esimesteks

The term "esimesteks" is the genitive plural form of the Estonian word "esimene," which translates to "first" in English. In the Estonian language, grammatical cases like the genitive are used to indicate the function of a noun or pronoun within a sentence. The genitive case often denotes possession, origin, or a part of something. When used in its plural form, "esimesteks" specifically refers to "of the first ones" or "for the first ones," depending on the broader context of the sentence.

For example, "raamatute esimesteks omanikeks" would translate to "of the first owners of the books," where "esimesteks" indicates the genitive plural relationship between "owners" and "books." Similarly, if it were used in a dative context with the preposition "kuni" (until), it could imply "until the first ones," as in "kuni esimesteks," though this construction is less common and would typically be "kuni esimesteni" for the dative plural. The precise meaning of "esimesteks" is therefore highly dependent on its grammatical role and the surrounding words in an Estonian sentence. It is a grammatical marker rather than a standalone concept.