Põhinevatele

Põhinevatele is an Estonian grammatical form that functions as the allative plural ending of the present active participle puudists? More clearly, it represents the form of the participle põhinev, meaning “based on” or “relying on.” The form is used to describe a plural noun in the allative case, indicating the thing to which something is based or referring to sources or grounds for a claim.

Morphology and usage. The base word põhinev is the present active participle derived from the verb põhine-, meaning to base on or to be based on. In Estonian, participles can act like adjectives and agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Põhinevatele is the allative plural form, typically used with plural nouns in the allative case, to express “to those that are based on” or more commonly in phrases meaning “based on.” Other related forms include põhinev (nominative singular), põhineva (genitive or partitive with certain nouns), and põhinevat (partitive).

Typical contexts. Põhinevatele is most often found in formal, academic, or technical writing when specifying the basis or sources for a claim, analysis, or recommendation. It helps to foreground the data, sources, or grounds on which conclusions depend. The phrase is used with nouns in the allative case, such as data or sources, to link a statement to its basis.

Examples.

- Põhinevatele andmetele tuginev uuring näitab, että … (A study based on the data shows that …)

- See järeldus on põhinevatele allikatele viitav ja seetõttu usaldusväärsem. (This conclusion, pointing to the cited sources as foundations, is therefore more reliable.)

See also. Estonian grammar, participles, adjectives, and the case system (including the allative).