Kujutlusega

Kujutlusega is the instrumental singular form of the Estonian noun kujutlus, which means image, depiction, or imagination. The form is used to express accompaniment or manner, roughly translating to “with an image” or “in imagination” in English. In literary and academic prose, kujutlusega describes how something is perceived or presented through imagery, or how a scene is imagined by a character or narrator.

Etymology and formation: The word derives from the verb kujuta, meaning to depict or imagine, together with the abstract-noun suffix -lus. The instrumental suffix -ga attaches to the stem kujutlus, giving kujutlusega to indicate “with” that image or sense of imagery.

Usage and nuance: Kujutlusega commonly appears in descriptive writing, literary criticism, and scholarly discourse to emphasize imagery, visualization, or imaginative aspects of a subject. It can mark that a description relies on visual or mental imagery rather than on empirical detail. The form is more typical in written Estonian than in casual speech, and it often appears in phrases or constructions that foreground imagery or perception.

See also: kujutlus, kujutus. These related terms cover the broader concepts of image, depiction, and imagination in Estonian, providing context for the use of kujutlusega in discourse.