Parlamendile

Parlamendile is an Estonian grammatical form meaning “to the parliament.” It is the allative case of the noun parlament, used to indicate direction toward or a recipient in relation to the parliament. In Estonian, the allative suffix -le is added to the noun stem to express movement toward a place or a recipient, such as an institution, organization, or location.

Usage and examples

Parlamendile is used in official and journalistic language to describe actions directed at the parliament, including sending documents or addressing the parliament. For example: Dokumendid saadeti parlamendile. (The documents were sent to the parliament.) Esitati küsimus parlamendile. (A question was submitted to the parliament.) In plural form, the corresponding word is parlamentidele, meaning “to the parliaments.”

Grammatical notes

Parlamendile is the singular allative form; the plural form is parlamentidele. As with other Estonian allative forms, parlamendile is commonly found with verbs of giving, sending, presenting, or addressing, and it often appears in news reporting, legislative documents, and formal discourse.

Relation to other cases

Estonian nouns change form for case endings, and parlamendile is just one of several directional or dative-like cases. The base noun parlament remains the same in nominative, while the allative form adapts for function in sentences that involve movement toward or attention directed at the parliament.

See also

Parliament (Estonian: parlament), allative case in Estonian grammar, parliamentary procedure in Estonia.