Töötamisele

Töötamisele is the allative form of the Estonian noun töötamine, meaning the act of working or employment. In grammar, the allative case marks direction toward something or the target or aim of an action. The form töötamisele is created from the base stem töötamise (the genitive form of töötamine) plus the allative ending -le.

Usage and meaning in context. Töötamisele is typically found in formal or policy-oriented language, where the focus is on goals, measures, or resources related to the activity of working. For example, a sentence such as Meede on töötamisele suunatud translates roughly to “The measure is aimed at employment.” Noun phrases like töötamisele suunatud meetmed or töötamisele pühendatud ressursid illustrate how the form expresses purpose or target regarding work or employment.

Relation to other forms. Töötamine denotes the general concept of working or the act of performing work. Other case forms of the same noun (such as töötamise in the genitive or töötamine in the nominative) serve different grammatical roles. Töötamisele specifically carries the sense of “toward working” or “for employment,” depending on the surrounding prepositions and verbal relations.

Notes on usage. Töötamisele is more common in written or administrative language than in casual everyday speech. It is appropriate in legal texts, policy documents, planning discussions, and other contexts where the objective is to indicate the direction or aim related to the activity of working. Writers often pair it with adjectives or nouns like suunatud (aimed at) or pühendatud (dedicated to) to clarify the target of the action.