Kasutusvõimele

Kasutusvõimele is Estonian in a word-formation sense: it is the allative form of the noun kasutusvõime, which describes the capacity to use or the usability of something. The base compound kasutusvõime combines kasutus (use, utilization) and võime (ability, capacity), resulting in a term that denotes how easily and effectively something can be used.

In practice, kasutusvõime describes usability and the practical ability to operate, engage with, or benefit from a device, system, or process. The concept is common in everyday language when discussing how easy something is to use, as well as in professional contexts such as product design, accessibility, and user experience research, where usability is a key evaluation criterion. In linguistic discussions, kasutusvõime serves as an example of Estonian compounding and case grammar, illustrating how nouns can form specialized meanings and how the allative case marks direction toward or focus on that quality.

The form kasutusvõimele is not a separate concept by itself but a grammatical inflection used to specify the target or focus of usability-related action or consideration. It frequently appears with verbs or constructions that express focus, steering, or targeting a particular aspect of usability, for example in phrases like “keskendub kasutusvõimele” (focuses on usability) or “kasutusvõimele suunatud arendustegevus” (development activity directed at usability).

See also: kasutusvõime, usability, Estonian grammar, allative case.