Kasutusi

Kasutusi is the partitive plural form of the Estonian noun kasutus, which means use, utilization, or application. The term refers to the way something is used or the purposes for which it can be employed. It appears in everyday language as well as in technical, legal, and academic writing to discuss different ways of using an object, system, or concept.

Etymology and senses: Kasutus is formed from the verb kasutama (to use) with the abstract-noun suffix -tus. The nominative plural of kasutus is kasutused, while the partitive plural is kasutusi. The word commonly denotes concrete usages (such as how a device is used) as well as more abstract usage patterns or functions of a process or institution.

Grammatical notes: Kasutusi is used in contexts that require a non-specific or indeterminate quantity of uses, often after adjectives like erinevaid (various) or mitmesuguseid (diverse). It commonly appears with verbs that take a partitive object, for example, “Süsteem võib pakkuda erinevaid kasutusi.” Related terms include kasutamine (the act of using), kasutusõigus (right of use), and kasutaja (user).

Applications: In linguistics, kasutusi can refer to the functional roles of linguistic features; in technology and planning, it denotes potential or permissible uses of a device or space. In law and property contexts, discussions of kasutus focus on how an asset may be used or who may use it under certain conditions.

See also: kasutamine, kasutusõigus, kasutaja.