Võimaldamiseks

Võimaldamiseks is an Estonian nominal form meaning "for enabling" or "to make possible". It is formed from the verb võimaldama ("to enable, to make possible") combined with a purpose-marking suffix, and is commonly used to express the aim or purpose of an action.

Usage and context

The term appears frequently in formal, administrative and journalistic Estonian when describing measures taken in order to allow or facilitate something. Examples include sentences such as "Laste hariduse võimaldamiseks loodi stipendium" ("A scholarship was created to enable children's education") and "Rahalise toe võimaldamiseks korraldati kampaania" ("A campaign was organized to provide financial support").

Grammatical notes

Võimaldamiseks functions as a purposive nominal phrase: it denotes the intended outcome or reason for an action. It is related to the deverbal noun võimaldamine ("enabling, facilitation") and to the root noun võimalus ("possibility, opportunity").

Related forms and translations

Closely related forms include võimaldama (verb), võimaldamine (gerund/noun) and võimalik (adjective). In English translations, võimalik and võimaldama yield words such as possible, to enable, and to make possible; võimaldamiseks corresponds to constructions like "in order to enable" or "for enabling."

Etymology

The word derives from native Estonian roots tied to võimalus and the verbal system; it is part of standard contemporary Estonian vocabulary.