Leevendumisel

Leevendumisel is an Estonian noun form that denotes the process or state of alleviation, softening, or mitigation. It is derived from the verb leevendada/leevendama (to alleviate, ease) and from leevendumine (the act of softening or relief). The suffix -misel marks a circumstance “in the process of” or “at the time of,” so leevendumisel is used to introduce actions or events that occur during the easing or relief of a condition.

In usage, leevendumisel functions as an adverbial or circumstantial element in formal and academic Estonian. It appears in medical, social, legal, and descriptive texts to specify a period or phase during which symptoms lessen, tensions decrease, or difficulties are mitigated. It can carry both literal and figurative senses of relief or easing.

Typical examples include phrases such as valu leevendumisel (during the alleviation of pain) and sotsiaalsete pingete leevendumisel (in the easing of social tensions). Related terms include leevendumine (the act of alleviating) and leevendama/leevendada (to alleviate). In many contexts, leevendumisel is interchangeable with other expressions of relief, though it emphasizes the ongoing process rather than a completed result.

Notes: Leevendumisel is more common in written Estonian and in technical discourse. Its use helps to articulate temporal or conditional nuances when discussing relief, reduction of severity, or mitigation of conditions.