Hinded

Hinded is the plural form of the Estonian noun hinne, meaning grade, mark, or rating. In educational contexts, hinded denote the scores or evaluations assigned to a student for courses, exams, or assignments and are used to summarize academic performance. They commonly appear on report cards, transcripts, and communications with students and parents. The singular form hinne refers to a single grade, while hinded is used when referring to multiple grades across subjects, as in phrases like õpilaste hinded (the students’ grades) or kõrged hinded (high grades).

Educational systems may employ different scales to express a grade, including numeric scores, letter-like descriptors, or descriptive categories. The exact scale and interpretation of hinded can vary between schools, programs, and regions, and schools may compute overall averages or GPA-like measures from the set of grades a student receives.

In everyday Estonian, the term is most commonly encountered in school settings, but it can also appear in discussions of ratings or evaluations in other contexts, albeit less frequently. The concept of hinded thus encompasses both individual grades and the broader portrait of a student’s performance as reflected in a collection of grades.

See also hinne.