Temperatuuridega

Temperatuuridega is the instrumental plural form of the Estonian noun temperatuur (temperature). It expresses “with temperatures” or “under the conditions of temperatures” and is used to reference multiple temperature values or ranges in descriptions of conditions.

Formation and grammar: In Estonian, the instrumental plural is formed by adding the suffix -idega to the genitive plural stem of the noun. For temperatuur, the genitive plural is temperatuuride, yielding temperatuuridega. This form appears in contexts where temperatures are specified as conditions alongside actions or descriptions.

Usage: It is most common in technical, scientific, culinary, and environmental writing, as well as manuals and product specifications. It tends to appear when enumerating temperature conditions or ranges, for example in phrases like temperatuuridega 20–25 kraadi or temperatuuridega 0–4 kraadi.

Examples: Katse viidi läbi temperatuuridega 20–25 kraadi. Tooteid tuleb hoida temperatuuridega 4–8 kraadi.

Notes: In everyday speech, speakers often prefer other constructions such as temperatures described with specific values (for example “temperatuuritel 20–25 kraadi”) or simply listing the numbers, so temperatuuridega is more typical in technical or written contexts.