Kordumisel

Kordumisel is an Estonian grammatical form used to express “in repetition” or “upon repetition.” It is the adessive form of a nominalized stem related to kordumine, the noun meaning repetition or recurrence. The construction is formed by taking the nominalized stem (kordumine, or a related verb-based source) and adding the adessive suffix -misel, yielding kordumisel. In usage, kordumisel functions to indicate the circumstance, condition, or time frame in which an action occurs, especially in formal, technical, or instructional writing.

In practice, kordumisel appears in sentences to mark that something happens when something is repeated or occurs again. Examples include: “Kordumisel ilmneb viga” (An error becomes evident upon repetition) and “Kordumisel tuleb järgida samu samme” (In repetition, the same steps must be followed). It can also introduce subordinate clauses that describe outcomes or requirements tied to repetition, such as, “Kui kordumisel ilmneb probleem, tuleb kontrollida varasemaid andmeid” (If a problem occurs upon repetition, check the previous data).

Etymology and morphology: the form reflects Estonian patterns for creating adessive nominal clauses from verb-derived stems. The use of kordumisel is more common in written, formal, or analytical text than in everyday spoken language.

See also: kordumine, kordama, Estonian grammar.