Vestluses

Vestluses is an Estonian term that translates roughly to "in conversations" or "in discussions." It is the inessive plural form of vestlus, the noun for a conversation or discussion. This form is used to indicate that an action or state occurs within multiple conversations or within a ongoing dialogue.

Etymology and grammar notes: Vestlus forms part of the Estonian case system, where the inessive case marks location or context in which something happens. Vestluses, as the plural inessive form, therefore specifies that the context is the setting of conversations rather than a single talk. It appears in both formal and informal Estonian writing and speech.

Usage and context: In Estonian, vestluses is typically used to describe events, decisions, or topics that are discussed within conversations. It can appear in descriptions of dialogue-driven processes, negotiations, or roundtable discussions. The phrase can be combined with possessives to indicate whose conversations are being referenced, for example to say “in my conversations” or “in our discussions.”

Related terms: Vestlus (singular form meaning a conversation), vestlused (nominative plural), and other Estonian case forms. The word is commonly encountered in everyday language, journalism, and literature dealing with dialogue, negotiation, or collective decision-making.

See also: Vestlus; Estonian language; Grammatical cases in Estonian.