Kestustele

Kestustele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun kestus, meaning duration or length of time. In Estonian, kestus refers to how long something lasts, and kestustele marks the direction or reference toward multiple durations in a sentence.

Grammatical note: Estonian uses cases to indicate the role of a noun in the clause. The allative case expresses direction toward something, and kestusele is its singular form while kestustele is the plural form.

Usage: Kestustele occurs in formal or technical texts where multiple timeframes are being discussed or compared, such as project schedules, time estimates, or contractual terms. As a morphological form, kestustele does not change the lexical meaning of kestus; it functions to indicate the relationship of durations to the action or context described by the sentence.

See also: kestus; Estonian grammar; allative case.