Majapidamistele

Majapidamistele is an Estonian allative form meaning “to households” or “for households.” It is derived from the noun majapidamine (housekeeping, household management) in its genitive plural majapidamiste, with the allative suffix -le. The construction is used to indicate the destination or recipient of an action, policy, or resource, typically in formal, bureaucratic, or policy texts.

In usage, majapidamistele signals that something is directed at households as a group rather than at individuals or organizations. It is common in government announcements, welfare programs, statistics, and legal or administrative documents to specify who the intended beneficiaries are. The phrase often appears with verbs of giving, allocating, or directing, for example in phrases like “toetus majapidamistele” (aid to households) or “suunatud majapidamistele” (directed to households).

Linguistic notes: majapidamistele is a case form created by taking the genitive plural majapidamiste and adding the allative suffix -le. It illustrates how Estonian uses cases to convey direction and recipient without separate prepositions. The term is closely related to related forms such as majapidamine (concept of household management) and majapidamised (households, nominative plural).

See also: majapidamiste, majapidamine, majapidamised, allative case.