Vastusele

Vastusele is the allative singular form of the Estonian noun vastus, meaning "answer." It marks direction toward the answer or toward the concept of an answer in a sentence. The form is primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, and educational materials, and it is not a common everyday form in colloquial Estonian.

Morphology and formation: Vastus is a masculine noun of the Estonian declension system. Its genitive singular is vastuse, while the allative singular is vastusele, created by adding the allative suffix -le to the stem. Written, vastusele can be confused with vastuse in other contexts, but the final -le signals the allative case. The meaning conveyed is "to the answer" or "toward the answer," rather than possession or a simple nominative reference.

Usage and context: The allative form vastusele occurs mainly in descriptive grammar, linguistic examples, or formal writing where case markings are discussed explicitly. In everyday speech, speakers typically avoid rare or technical inflected forms unless they are quoting a grammatical rule or addressing a topic that requires precise case notation. When used, it often appears in phrases that describe direction, approach, or reference toward an answer or solution, such as in rhetorical or instructional contexts.

See also: Allative case, Estonian grammar, Vastus. This form illustrates how Estonian marks directional or recipient relationships through inflection, and it underscores the distinction between the allative vastusele and the genitive vastuse.