Sõpruskohtumiseks

Sõpruskohtumiseks is the Estonian phrase used to indicate the purpose of a gathering, specifically to facilitate friendship, social interaction, or the building and maintenance of relationships. It combines sõprus (friendship) and kohtumine (meeting) with the suffix -ks to express purpose, producing a form that translates roughly as “for a friendship meeting.”

In practice, sõpruskohtumiseks appears in invitations, event descriptions, and program notes to signal that the event is intended to foster camaraderie and interpersonal ties. Examples include a community club announcing that its weekly gathering is organized sõpruskohtumiseks, or a school group planning an activity described as sõpruskohtumiseks to strengthen peer connections. The phrase can be used for informal get-togethers as well as more organized events focused on social bonding.

Linguistically, sõpruskohtumiseks is a phrase built from two base nouns with a purpose suffix. It is distinct from the noun form sõpruskohtumine (a friendship meeting) and functions as a purpose clause or label for an activity. The expression is most common in everyday Estonian communication, especially in contexts emphasizing social contact, community participation, and relationship-building.

See also: sõprus (friendship), kohtumine (meeting).