Vajadusega

Vajadusega is the comitative form of the Estonian noun vajadus, meaning need or necessity. It is used to express accompaniment or association with a need, often translating as “with a need” or “with the need” in English, depending on context. The form appears when the noun is used together with the comitative case to indicate that something is present alongside or in relation to a need.

Morphology and formation: In Estonian, the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ga to the genitive stem of a noun. For vajadus, the genitive form is vajaduse. Attaching -ga yields vajadusega. Thus, vajadusega is the standard comitative form of vajadus and is used with verbs and nouns to describe a condition or factor that accompanies a need.

Usage: The comitative form is typically used with abstract or concrete associations where the concept of needing something is linked to another action, requirement, or situation. Examples include: “Vajadusega kaasneb kohustus” (With a need comes an obligation) and “Projektiga kaasneb vajadusega seotud otsustamine” (With the project comes decision-making related to a need). In discourse, vajadusega can function similarly to phrases like “with regard to” or “in the presence of,” depending on syntactic construction and meaning.

Remarks: Vajadusega is primarily a grammatical tool for linking needs to other elements in a sentence. It is most common in formal or descriptive Estonian, including academic, legal, or policy language, where abstractions such as need, requirement, or necessity are central to the argument or description. The base noun vajadus and its comitative form vajadusega thus form a standard pair in Estonian inflection.