Käitumises

Käitumises is the inessive singular form of käitumine (behavior, conduct) and is used to refer to behavior as it occurs within a given context. In Estonian grammar it marks location or context within behavior, roughly translating to “in behavior” or “within conduct.” The form is common in scholarly writing and in descriptions of social phenomena, where researchers or writers discuss how people or animals act under certain conditions.

In practice, käitumises is used to discuss patterns, changes, or traits that appear within behavior in a specific situation. It can describe individuals, groups, or species, and it appears in fields such as psychology, sociology, education, and ethology. The word itself is not a separate concept but a grammatical form that allows statements about behavior to be embedded in a sentence with a precise locative meaning.

Examples:

- Õpilaste käitumises ilmus märgatav paranemine pärast reeglite selgitamist.

- Sotsiaalsetes olukordades käitumises võib täheldada erinevaid mustreid, sõltuvalt kultuurilisest taustast.

Notes: Käitumises should be used in appropriate contexts; in everyday language, other forms like käitumise or käitumist may be more common. As a grammatical form, it helps specify that the discussion concerns behavior in a particular setting or situation.