Kilomeetritega

Kilomeetritega is an Estonian grammatical form formed from the noun kilomeeter (kilometer) in the genitive plural kilomeetrite, combined with the comitative/instrumental suffix -ga. The resulting word literally means “with kilometers” and is used to express accompaniment or the means by which something is measured.

Function and usage

Kilomeetritega serves as a comitative/instrumental construction in Estonian. It is typically used when a quantity or measurement in kilometers is a key element of the phrase, indicating the unit involved rather than possession or association. In practice, kilomeetritega appears in formal or technical contexts where distances, extents, or scales are described and the emphasis is on the metric unit rather than on a person or object.

Form and related forms

Like other comitative/instrumental forms in Estonian, kilomeetritega requires the genitive plural of the unit (kilomeetrite) plus the suffix -ga. This pattern is part of a broader system in which a noun in genitive plural can be linked to another element with -ga to express “with” or “by means of.” Kilomeetritega is thus one of several instrumental constructions used to specify measurement units.

Context and style

Kilomeetritega tends to appear in technical, statistical, or descriptive prose where distances or extents are being quantified. It is less common in everyday speech compared with more general expressions of “with” or “using.”

See also

Estonian grammar, comitative/instrumental case, genitive plural in Estonian.