Kaasaegseteni

Kaasaegseteni is an Estonian adverb meaning “up to the present day” or “to contemporary times.” It signals that a state, knowledge, or process extends from the past into the current era. The word is formed from the adjective kaasaegne (modern, contemporary) with a temporal suffix that marks progression toward the present.

In use, kaasaegseteni is common in formal or scholarly Estonian, especially in historical, scientific, or analytical writing. It is often employed to delimit the scope of a statement to what has occurred up until now, as in overviews, reports, or syntheses that reach the present day. It can be used with various predicates, typically placed toward the end of a clause depending on sentence structure.

Related expressions include tänaseni and kuni tänase päevani, which convey similar ideas in more everyday diction. Compared with more absolute expressions, kaasaegseteni emphasizes continuity into the present rather than a fixed historical point.

Grammatically, kaasaegseteni functions as an adverb and does not inflect for case. It integrates into standard Estonian sentence patterns and can appear in both descriptive and evaluative contexts.

See also: Estonian grammar, time expressions, dictionary entries for Adverbs in Estonian.