Instrumentidega

Instrumentidega is the Estonian instrumental plural form of the noun instrument, meaning “with instruments” or “by means of instruments.” It denotes accompaniment or the tools, devices, or musical instruments used to perform an action. The form combines the base word instrument with the plural instrumental suffix -idega, and it is used in contexts where multiple instruments or tools are involved.

In usage, instrumentidega can refer to both musical instruments and non-musical tools. It answers questions such as how something is done or what was used to accomplish a task. The construction is common with verbs of action, often paired with words meaning “with,” “using,” or “together with.” For example, ta mängis muusikat instrumentidega (he played music with instruments). In scientific or technical contexts, it can indicate data collection or measurements taken with instruments, as in uuringu ajal koguti andmeid instrumentidega (during the study, data were collected with instruments).

Morphology and related forms: the singular form is instrumendiga (with an instrument), and the genitive plural instrumentide (of the instruments). The instrumental plural form instrumentidega is one of several comitative-like constructions in Estonian used to indicate means or accompaniment in plural.

See also: instrument, instrumendid, instrumendiga.