Pakilisusega

Pakilisusega is an Estonian grammatical form meaning “with urgency” or “in an urgent manner.” It is formed from the noun pakilisus (urgency) by adding the comitative/instrumental suffix -usega, which marks accompaniment, instrument, or manner. The result functions as an adverbial expression that describes the manner in which an action is performed or the state surrounding an event.

In grammar, pakilisusega represents a comitative/instrumental construction. It is more common in formal or written Estonian than in everyday speech. The phrase can modify verbs or clauses to indicate urgency as a qualitative condition. It often appears in set expressions such as pakilisusega seoses (in connection with urgency) or pakilisusega seotud (related to urgency). In translation, it is typically rendered as “with urgency” or “in an urgent manner.”

Usage notes and nuances: pakilisusega emphasizes the presence of urgency as an accompanying condition rather than the action’s direct manner alone. It can convey time pressure, importance, or immediacy in a given situation, and it complements other adverbial or adjectival expressions of urgency, such as kiirusega or kiiresti, depending on the desired nuance. The form illustrates how Estonian uses suffixal morphology to encode nuance about how actions occur or under what conditions.

See also: Estonian grammar; comitative/instrumental case; urgency (pakilisus).