Vähendamisse

Vähendamisse is an Estonian linguistic form derived from the verb vähendama, meaning to reduce. It functions as a deverbative noun that expresses movement toward or involvement in the process of reduction. The common base noun is vähendamine (reduction). Vähendamisse appears in formal, technical, or policy language when the speaker wants to indicate the direction or aim of a reduction, rather than merely naming the act itself. The form is created by attaching appropriate case endings to the nominalized stem, and in practice it is most often found in written texts.

Usage and meaning: In sentences, vähendamisse can denote "into reduction" or "toward reduction" depending on the governing verb or preposition. It often occurs in contexts describing goals, trajectories, or regulatory measures aimed at reducing emissions, costs, or risks. Its use is relatively specialized and less common in everyday spoken Estonian.

Relation to other forms: The underlying concept is "vähendamine" (reduction). Related forms include vähendamise (genitive or other cases) and other case forms such as vähendamises (in the reduction). The exact case form used depends on syntactic role and register.

See also: Estonian grammar; deverbative nouns; reduction (vähendamine); case endings in Estonian.