Kohtumisest

Kohtumisest is an Estonian noun form derived from kohtumine, meaning meeting or encounter. It is the elative singular form, used to express origin, starting point, or basis, and can appear in temporal constructions to indicate time since an event.

In practice, kohtumisest most often functions to denote “from the meeting” or “since the meeting.” For example, in time-related statements the phrase can convey the idea that a certain amount of time has elapsed since the meeting. It is a grammatical case form and does not by itself translate to a complete, standalone meaning without the surrounding sentence.

It is important to distinguish kohtumisest from related forms that serve other purposes. For instance, kohtumise kohta means “about the meeting,” using the genitive form kohtumise plus the preposition kohta to indicate topic. Other singular forms of kohtumine include kohtumine (nominative), kohtumise (genitive), and kohtumist (partitive), with elative being kohtumisest and inessive being kohtumises.

Summary: kohtumisest is the elative singular of kohtumine, indicating origin or time related to the meeting. It is used in contexts where something is described as coming from, or as of, the meeting, or where time elapsed since the meeting is being stated. Its usage is governed by Estonian case rules and it should not be confused with phrases that express topic or other relationships, which use different forms.