Konserveerijatega

Konserveerijatega is an Estonian comitative construction meaning “with conservators” or “together with conservators.” It is formed from the noun konserveerija (conservator or canner) in the genitive plural konserveerijate, plus the comitative suffix -ga, yielding konserveerijatega. The base konserveerija covers two common senses: a person who restores or preserves cultural heritage (conservator/restorer) and a person who preserves food by canning (canner). In any sense, konserveerijatega indicates accompaniment or collaboration with such professionals or practitioners.

Usage and grammar: The comitative form signals accompaniment and is used with verbs that express action or collaboration, such as tegutsema (to act), töötama (to work), or teha koostööd (to cooperate). Examples include: Me töötasime koos konserveerijatega. (We worked together with conservators.) Projekt hõlmas konserveerijatega koostööd kultuuriväärtuste säilitamiseks. (The project included collaboration with conservators for cultural asset preservation.) The singular form is konserveerijaga (with one conservator), used in analogous constructions.

Context and disambiguation: The meaning of konserveerijatega depends on context. In a museum or heritage setting, it almost always refers to professional conservators; in a food-production context, it could refer to canners. The word itself does not specify the domain; context clarifies whether it concerns art conservation or food preservation.

See also: konserveerimine, konservaator/restaator-related terms, comitative case in Estonian.