Loengut

Loengut is the Estonian form of the noun loeng, meaning a lecture. It is the partitive or genitive singular form used in sentences where the lecture is referred to as an indefinite quantity or as an object of a verb. In everyday Estonian, loeng can denote an academic talk, classroom instruction, or a public presentation.

In standard usage, loengut commonly appears after verbs that govern a partitive object, such as kuulama (to listen to) or jälgima (to follow). For example, a speaker might say ma kuulan loengut, meaning I am listening to a lecture. The form also occurs in phrases describing participation in educational activities or attendance at a lecture.

The word loengut has corresponding plural forms in other grammatical cases, such as loengute in the genitive plural and loenguid in the partitive plural, used after verbs that require a partitive object. These inflections reflect Estonian grammar rules that mark number and case rather than altering the core meaning of the concept.

Loengut is embedded in Estonian academic and cultural life, where lectures are a common format in universities, conferences, and public discourse. The base term loeng covers the broad idea of a formal talk or instructional session, with loengut functioning as one of its grammatical forms within sentences.

See also: loeng, Estonian grammar, academic lecture.