Maksmisega

Maksmisega is a grammatical construction in Estonian that expresses “with payment” or “by paying.” It is formed from the noun maksmine (payment) in its genitive maksmise and the comitative suffix -ga, which signals accompaniment or the manner in which something is done. In practice, maksmisega marks characteristics, conditions or matters related to payment and is common in formal and legal styles.

The expression typically appears in noun phrases or as a predicative modifier. Examples include maksmisega seotud kohustused (obligations related to payment), maksmisega seotud riskid (risks related to payment) and maksmisega seotud eeskirjad (rules related to payment). It can also modify nouns within clauses to specify the contextual link to payment.

Grammatically, maksmisega differs from maksmine (the act of paying) and from maksmise in possessive or relational phrases. The suffix -ga does not denote the action itself but the circumstance or means of the action, namely payment. Therefore maksmisega is best understood as a dependent modifier that answers questions such as “in connection with what?” or “by what means?”

Frequency and style: maksmisega is mainly found in legal, contractual, or bureaucratic texts where precise references to payment-related conditions are required. In everyday language, people often use simpler formulations such as maksmine or makse-related phrases.

See also: maksmine, maksmise, makse, estonian grammar.