Suunamisest

Suunamisest is an Estonian grammatical term for the elative case form of the noun suunamine, which denotes direction, aim, or guidance. The elative case, marked by the suffix -st, expresses origin, source, or starting point, and in English translation it is often rendered as “from” or “out of,” depending on the context.

In usage, suunamisest indicates that something derives from a particular directive, guidance, or instruction rather than from a physical location. It is commonly found in formal, administrative, and academic Estonian when citing the source or basis of information, decisions, policies, or conclusions. Because it derives from the abstract noun suunamine, the sense centers on direction or guidance rather than on movement.

Suunamine itself refers to the act of directing or guiding. The elative form suunamisest is one of several case forms used in Estonian to express source or origin and is most often encountered in written texts that discuss policy, governance, or methodological bases.

See also: Estonian language, Estonian grammar, Elative case, suunamine.