Vaatamise

Vaatamise is the genitive singular form of the Estonian noun vaatamine, which denotes the act of looking, viewing, or observing. It encompasses both the sensory act of seeing and the deliberate process of inspecting or evaluating something. In everyday language, vaatamine can refer to watching a film or a sunset, or to more formal observation, such as field studies or visual inspections.

Vaatamine is derived from the verb vaatama (to look) and is formed with the suffix -mine to indicate the action or process. The genitive form vaatamise is used to link the noun to other elements in a sentence, creating phrases such as vaatamise ajal (during viewing), vaatamise kvaliteet (the quality of viewing), or vaatamise tulemus (the result of viewing).

In Estonian grammar, vaatamise is not a separate lexical entry beyond vaatamine itself; rather it is the grammatical form that marks possession, relation, or time in compound phrases. The term is a standard part of general language and is used in education, media, and everyday speech.