Laenudeks

Laenudeks is the translative plural form of the Estonian noun laen, meaning loan or lending. It denotes a change of state into loans or the designation of items or funds to be used as loans. The form is primarily found in formal, financial, or legal contexts where categorization or allocation for lending is described. In English, laenudeks can be translated as “as loans” or “into loans,” depending on the sentence.

Formation and grammar: Laenudeks is created from the plural stem laenud by adding the translative suffix -eks. The corresponding singular translative form is laenuks, and the nominative plural is laenud. This form is used when the subject is being described as loans or when something is being designated for use as loans.

Usage: Laenudeks commonly appears in budgetary, policy, or contract language to indicate that funds, assets, or instruments are allocated for lending or will serve as loans. Examples include: "Summad eraldati laenudeks." (The sums were allocated for loans.) "Need vahendid on laenudeks kasutamiseks." (These funds are intended for use as loans.) "Laenudeks on eraldatud 1 miljon eurot." (One million euros have been allocated for loans.)

Notes: Laenudeks should not be confused with other related terms such as laen (loan in general) or translations involving loan words or non-financial senses. It is a specialized grammatical form best encountered in official Estonian texts.

See also: laen, translatiiv (translative case).