Taimega

Taimega is a grammatical form used in Estonian to express “with a plant” or “with plants.” It is formed by attaching the comitative suffix -ga to taime, the genitive singular of taim (plant). The resulting taimega functions as a comitative construction, indicating accompaniment or inclusion of a plant in something, rather than serving as a standalone noun.

Etymology and morphology: taime is the genitive singular of taim, and -ga is the suffix that marks the comitative sense in Estonian. When taime is combined with -ga, the word signals that a plant or plants are present with the noun it accompanies. The construction typically follows the noun it modifies and does not require a separate preposition.

Usage: taimega appears in contexts where a plant is involved in the object or action described. This includes descriptions of products with plant ingredients, herbal or plant-based preparations, and other phrases where plants are part of what is being discussed. It is used with common nouns and can be combined with modifiers in the same phrase, mirroring other comitative forms in Estonian.

See also: Estonian grammar, comitative usage in Estonian, taime, taim (plant).

Note: taimega is a form rather than an independent lexical item. Its primary function is to convey that a plant is involved with the subject of the sentence, similar to other comitative constructions in the language.