haiglasse

Haiglasse is the illative form of the Estonian noun haigla, meaning hospital. It expresses motion toward a hospital, as in going into or arriving at a hospital. In English this would be rendered as “to the hospital.”

Formation and related forms: The Estonian illative case is formed by adding the suffix -sse to the noun. For haigla, this yields haiglasse. This form contrasts with haiglas (in the hospital) and haiglast (from the hospital), which are the inessive and elative forms, respectively. These cases are used with different prepositional ideas and verbs of motion or location.

Usage: Haiglasse is commonly used with verbs of movement such as minna (to go), jõuda (to reach), or viia (to take someone). It denotes direction toward the hospital rather than merely being at the hospital. Example sentences include “Ma lähen haiglasse” (I am going to the hospital) and “Ta viidi haiglasse kiirabi poolt” (He was taken to the hospital by an ambulance).

See also: The word haigla refers to the hospital itself, while the illative forms (haiglasse) and related cases (haiglas, haiglast) illustrate Estonian case usage for places and institutions.

Notes: As a grammatical form, haiglasse is a standard example of the Estonian illative suffix -sse applied to a noun ending in -la, without irregular changes. Its proper use depends on the verb of motion and the intended meaning of destination or arrival at the hospital.