Rõhutusega

Rõhutusega is a grammatical form in Estonian meaning “with emphasis.” It is the comitative expression formed from the noun rask of emphasis, rõhutus, by adding the comitative suffix -ga to the genitive stem, yielding rõhutuse + ga = rõhutusega. This construction is used to indicate the manner in which an action is performed, specifically that emphasis or stress is applied.

In use, rõhutusega typically functions as an adverbial modifier describing how something is said, written, or done. For example, ta vastas rõhutusega can mean “he answered with emphasis.” In written language, emphasis can also be conveyed by punctuation or typographic techniques, but rõhutusega provides a grammatical way to express the concept of emphasis in the sentence.

The broader concept is rõhutus, which refers to emphasis or emphasis-marking in discourse. Rõhutusega, therefore, denotes the manner of emphasis rather than the content itself, and it is commonly found in descriptions of speech, rhetoric, or narrative technique. Related verb forms include rõhutada (to emphasize) and adjectives or nouns derived from the concept of emphasis.

See also: rõhutus, rõhutada, intonatsioon.