Väljaminevaid

Väljaminevaid is the plural partitive form of the Estonian adjective väljaminev, meaning outgoing or departing. It is a grammatical form used to describe multiple nouns when the noun is in the partitive case. In everyday Estonian, väljaminevaid appears in phrases referring to items that are being sent out or leaving, such as messages, letters, or shipments.

Etymology and grammar: The form stems from the word väljaminev, which conveys the sense of leaving or going out. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case; the plural partitive form for this adjective is väljaminevaid. This form is used when the associated noun is plural and in the partitive case, rather than in nominative or genitive, for example in contexts describing an unspecified or quantity-based set of outgoing items.

Usage and contexts: Väljaminevaid is commonly encountered in administrative, logistical, and information-technology language, where there is a need to refer to several items that have left or are to be sent out. It can modify nouns such as kirju (letters), sõnumeid (messages), or kaarte (cards) when these nouns are in the partitive plural. The construction signals an indefinite quantity of outgoing items rather than specific individual items.

Example: Väljaminevaid kirju arhiveeritakse regulaarselt. See tähendab, et outgoing letters are archived regularly. Väljaminevaid is thus a standard grammatical form used to describe multiple outgoing items in Estonian. See also: väljaminev, väljumine, partitive case.