Kunstnikutega

Kunstnikutega is an Estonian expression meaning "with artists," used to indicate accompaniment or collaboration with artists in a sentence. In standard Estonian, the comitative form is created by attaching the suffix -ga to the genitive form of a noun. For the noun kunstnik (artist), the common, widely used forms are kunstnikuga (with the artist) and kunstnikega (with the artists). The variant kunstnikutega can appear in some texts as another realization of the comitative plural, reflecting historical usage or dialectal variation; the exact form may depend on context and style.

Kunstnikutega is frequently found in arts and culture language, including exhibition labels, project descriptions, and press releases, where it signals partnerships, co-creation, or involvement of artists in a program, festival, or publication. It helps specify that artists are part of a collaborative effort rather than merely being subjects or background participants. The term can appear in phrases such as koostöö kunstnikutega or projekt kunstnikutega, underscoring collaboration between institutions and artists.

In broader linguistic terms, kunstnikutega illustrates the Estonian comitative construction, where accompaniment is expressed through a genitive-based form with the -ga suffix. While kunstnikuga and kunstnikega are standard in contemporary usage, kunstnikutega may be encountered in certain texts, historical documents, or regional varieties.

See also: Estonian language, comitative construction, kunstnik (artist).