Põlemiseks

Põlemiseks is an Estonian grammatical form that expresses purpose, roughly translating to “for burning” or “for combustion” in English. It is formed with the verb root related to burning (põlema/põlemine) and the suffix -miseks, which marks purpose. The form is commonly used to indicate that something is intended to be used in a burning or combustion process.

In practice, põlemiseks is used before nouns to create phrases describing the intended use or suitability for combustion. For example, põlemiseks kasutatav kütus means fuel intended for burning, and põlemiseks vajalikud ained means substances needed for combustion. The construction is frequent in technical, chemical, industrial, and energy contexts, where it helps specify materials, equipment, or conditions that pertain to burning.

Grammatically, põlemiseks functions as an infinitive of purpose. It can be combined with adjectives or participles to form phrases such as “põlemiseks sobiv” (suitable for burning) or “põlemiseks kasutatav” (used for burning). The form is versatile and can appear in both descriptive and instructional language, from safety guidelines to laboratory notes.

Etymology and related forms: põlemiseks is built from the root related to põlema/põlemine (to burn/combustion) with the -miseks suffix, which is part of a broader set of Estonian infinitive forms used to denote purpose. Related constructions include kasutamiseks (“for use”) and vajalikud tingimused (“the conditions necessary for…”).

See also: põlemine, kütus, põletus, süttimine.