Kirjanikega

Kirjanikega is an Estonian grammatical form meaning “with authors.” It is created by taking the genitive plural of the noun kirjanik (writers/authors) — kirjanike — and adding the comitative suffix -ga, yielding kirjanikega. The form is used to express accompaniment, association, or collaboration with authors.

Morphology and function

The base word kirjanik has a plural genitive kirjanike. When the comitative suffix -ga is attached, the resulting form kirjanikega denotes “together with the authors.” The comitative suffix is a productive way to indicate accompaniment or partnership in Estonian and can attach to nouns in various grammatical numbers, producing phrases like with writers, with editors, or with colleagues.

Usage

Kirjanikega appears in sentences describing meetings, cooperation, or interactions involving authors. Examples:

- Ma kohtusin kirjanikega eile. (I met with the authors yesterday.)

- Koostöö kirjanikega on olnud viljakas. (The collaboration with the authors has been productive.)

- Projekt sai rahastust koos kirjanikega. (The project received funding together with the authors.)

In these contexts, kirjanikega functions as a postpositional phrase indicating accompaniment or partnership, and the accompanying verb phrase can reflect actions such as meeting, collaborating, or partnering.

Notes

Kirjanikega is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical inflection of kirjanik used to express “with authors.” The comitative suffix -ga is commonly used with other nouns to indicate accompaniment or association in Estonian.