Kaardile

Kaardile is the Estonian allative case form of the noun kaart, meaning a map or a card. The allative suffix -le marks direction toward or onto a surface, so kaardile translates roughly as “to the map” or “onto the map.” It is used when describing placing something on a map or indicating that information should be added to a map.

In practice, kaardile appears in cartographic, geographic, and digital-mapping contexts, as well as in everyday expressions about marking locations. It is formed by attaching the -le allative suffix to the noun kaart (singular). For plural references to multiple maps, the form would be kaartidele.

Usage examples include:

- Pane see linn kaardile. (Put this city on the map.)

- Märgi see koht kaardile. (Mark this location on the map.)

- Lisa andmed kaardile. (Add the data to the map.)

- Kuvage teave kaardile. (Display the information on the map.)

Etymology and grammar note: kaardile derives from kaart plus the Estonian allative suffix -le, a product of Finnic language development. It functions as a case form rather than as an independent lexical item, and its meaning depends on the verb and context used with it.

See also: kaart, allative case, Estonian grammar, cartography.