Esmärkides

Esmärkides is the inessive plural form of the Estonian noun esmärk, meaning "goal" or "objective." In analysis and planning texts, esmärkides translates roughly as "in the aims" or "within the objectives," and is used to refer to statements or elements that lie inside the scope of the stated aims.

Formation and usage: In Estonian, nouns decline for case and number. The plural inessive form is typically created by adding the suffix -ides to the stem, yielding esmärkides from the stem esmärk-. This form is used specifically when discussing what is inside or within the objectives, rather than the targets themselves (genitive esmärkide).

Contexts: The word appears mainly in formal or bureaucratic prose, such as strategy documents, project plans, and evaluation reports. It often accompanies verbs such as kirjeldama (describe), keskenduma (focus on), or vastama (address, relate to).

Examples:

Dokumendis on esmärkides kirjeldatud peamised eesmärgid ja nende mõõdikud.

Kavandatavas programmis keskendutakse esmärkides kirjeldatud prioriteetidele.

Tegevused peaksid vastama esmärkides püstitatud nõuetele.

See also: The related form esmärkide refers to the genitive plural, used to indicate "of the goals" or "the goals’."