Loendamisega

Loendamisega is an Estonian grammatical form that expresses the idea of doing something by counting or using counting as a method. It is not a separate word with its own meaning, but a word-form created from the noun loendamine (counting) by adding the suffix -ga to its genitive stem loendamise. The result loendamisega denotes “with counting” or “by counting” and functions as a means or method marker in a sentence.

The form is used to indicate the method, instrument, or circumstantial context in which an action occurs. In formal or technical writing, loendamisega helps specify how data were collected, how results were obtained, or what approach was used in an analysis. It often appears in research descriptions, methodological notes, and statistical reports, where precise wording about means is important.

Examples:

- Meie uuringus andmed koguti loendamisega. (In our study, data were collected by counting.)

- Loendamisega seotud metoodika on standardne statistikas. (The counting-related methodology is standard in statistics.)

- Tulemuste tõlgendamiseks kasutati loendamisega võrreldavaid kriteeriume. (For interpreting the results, counting-based criteria were used.)

Loendamisega is a neutral, formal way to reference counting as a tool or process in Estonian prose. It illustrates how the language expresses method through the combinated genitive stem plus the comitative suffix, a common pattern for indicating means in Estonian.