Kahjustusteks

Kahjustusteks is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the noun kahju, meaning damage or injury. In standard use, kahjustus refers to damage or harm, while kahjustusteks is the translative plural form that can be translated roughly as “for damages” or “as damages.” The form appears mainly in formal, legal, or insurance language.

Morphology and usage context

Kahjustusteks is the plural translative form of kahjustus. The translative case in Estonian expresses a change of state, designation, or purpose, and kahjustusteks is used to designate items or amounts that are to be treated as damages or included in compensation computations. The singular counterpart is kahjustuseks; plural forms may appear in documents that enumerate multiple damage items.

Common contexts

- In court or insurance documents, kahjustusteks is used to label the portion of a claim that concerns damages to be compensated. For example, a court might state that a certain amount is awarded kahjustusteks, i.e., designated as damages to be paid.

- In contracts or policies, the term can introduce sections listing damages or losses covered by a claim or policy. Example: “Kohus määras kahjustusteks summaks 5 000 eurot.”

Etymology

The term combines kahju (damage) with the translative suffix -seks, applied in the plural form to yield kahjustusteks. This structure mirrors other Estonian nouns that shift meaning toward designation or specification in formal contexts.

Notes

Kahjustusteks is primarily found in formal Estonian, especially legal and insurance wording. In everyday language, speakers typically use kahju, kahju hüvitis, või kahjude järelevalve without employing the translative plural.

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