Kasutajaga

Kasutajaga is the comitative form of the Estonian noun kasutaja, meaning "with the user." It denotes accompaniment or collaboration in an action, indicating that the user participates in the activity together with the subject of the clause. The form is created by adding the comitative suffix -ga to the genitive singular base of kasutaja, producing kasutajaga. For example: Ma kohtusin kasutajaga eile. Koostööd teeme kasutajaga.

In usage, kasutajaga is common in discussions of user-centered design, customer support, usability testing, and software interfaces, where actions involve interaction with a person who uses the system. It answers the question "with whom?" in a sentence, e.g., "Ma arutasin projekti kasutajaga," or "Kohtume kasutajaga homme." The phrase can accompany verbs of meeting, communication, or collaboration.

Grammatical note: The comitative suffix -ga is used to express accompaniment and attaches to the noun's genitive base. The corresponding plural form is kasutajatega (with the users). The Estonian word kasutaja itself is formed from the verb kasutama (to use) plus the agent suffix -ja, meaning "one who uses" or "user," making kasutajaga a natural extension for indicating interaction with users.