Sõnumite

Sõnumite is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun sõnum, meaning messages. It is used to indicate possession or association with multiple messages and appears in sentences and compound phrases that refer to a collection of messages.

In Estonian grammar, genitive plural endings such as -ite are used to express relationships like ownership or relation to a group. Sõnumite is commonly found in phrases describing the content, handling, or exchange of messages, for example: sõnumite sisu, sõnumite arhiveerimine, or sõnumite vahetamine.

In modern usage, sõnum is widely applied in digital and traditional communication contexts. Sõnumite may refer to SMS, email, chat messages, or other transmitted data units when speaking about multiple messages as a whole. Typical phrases include sõnumite arhiveerimine (archiving messages), sõnumite haldamine (management of messages), and sõnumite vahetamine (exchange of messages). The term is commonly encountered in documentation, user interfaces, and IT-related texts dealing with messaging systems or communication workflows.

See also: In everyday Estonian, nominative plural for messages is sõnumid, while sõnumite represents the genitive plural form used for possessive or descriptive constructions. Understanding the distinction helps in forming correct phrases when discussing multiple messages in various contexts.