Nõuetetele

Nõuetetele is an Estonian grammatical form. It functions as the allative plural of the noun nõue, which means a claim, demand, or requirement. The form is used when indicating the recipient or target of a claim, typically in formal or legal contexts, such as contracts, bankruptcy proceedings, or creditor distributions. It signals direction toward the entities referred to by the claim, for example creditors or other claimants, depending on the surrounding text. Morphologically, nõuetetele is created by adding the allative plural suffix -tele to the stem nõuet-.

In usage, nõuetetele appears in sentences where the action or reference is directed toward the claims themselves or toward those who bear them. It does not change the core meaning of nõue but changes its grammatical role within a sentence. The term is specialized and relatively uncommon outside formal legal or administrative prose.

See also: nõue; allative case; Estonian grammar.