Kandmisest

Kandmisest is an Estonian word derived from the verb kandma, meaning to carry or bear. It refers to the act of carrying and is used in linguistic, legal, and formal contexts to discuss the abstract notion of carrying or to indicate the topic or source of a statement.

In grammar, kandmine is the base noun for the action of carrying, and kandmisest is a derived form used after certain prepositions when expressing relations such as origin, reference, or cause. This form enables constructions that specify what the statement is about or what it stems from. A typical example is kandmisest tulenev, meaning “arising from carrying” or “carrying-related,” as in phrases like kandmisest tulenev mõju (the effect arising from carrying).

Usage and scope

Kandmisest appears mainly in formal writing, linguistic descriptions, and regulatory or policy texts where precise reference to the act of carrying is required. It can refer to physical carriage (transporting goods, bearing weights) or to more abstract carrying, such as responsibilities, obligations, or rights connected with an action.

Relation to related terms

The primary root is kandma, with kandmine as the common noun for the action, and kandmisest as a dependent form used in complex phrases. Related terms include kandmine (the act of carrying) and kanda (to carry) as the verb basis for various grammatical forms.

References to the term typically occur in grammar guides, dictionaries, and Estonian-language legal or academic prose. See also kandmine and kanda for broader context.