aastatega

Aastatega is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the noun aasta (year). The form is created by adding the comitative or instrumental suffix -ga to the word, yielding a meaning akin to “with years.” It is used to express accompaniment or association with years, often in contexts describing durations, historical periods, or sequences of events. In practice, aastatega appears most often in formal writing, archival descriptions, and linguistic analyses rather than in everyday speech.

Etymology and morphology: The base noun aasta combines with the comitative/instrumental suffix -ga to form aastatega, indicating means or accompaniment. In Estonian grammar, this construction is part of the comitative/instrumental system, used to specify with what things an action is performed or with which resources it is associated.

Usage and examples: Aastatega may occur when a text enumerates multiple years or discusses durations spanning several years. It is commonly encountered in historical timelines, research reports, and cataloging systems where precise year-by-year context is described collectively rather than individually. The form is typically used alongside numerals or other time expressions.

See also: Estonian grammar, comitative case, instrumental case, time expressions in Estonian.

Note: Aastatega is not a separate lexical item with a meaning beyond “with years”; it is a grammatical inflection of the noun aasta.