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juhtumit

Juhtumit is the partitive singular form of the Estonian noun jūhtum, meaning an incident, case, or event. In grammar, it is used to refer to an indefinite or partial instance of a situation and commonly functions as the direct object of a verb.

Morphology and usage: The partitive singular juhtumit is formed from juhtum by the typical Estonian partitive

Usage and context: Juhtumit appears in contexts where the exact identity or number of the incident is

Examples:

- Politsei sai teada uut juhtumit. (The police learned of a new incident.)

- Ta kirjeldas juhtumit ajakirjanikele. (He described the incident to the journalists.)

Related terms: The base form juhtum and related case forms (such as juhtumi in genitive) are part

ending
-it.
It
contrasts
with
the
nominative
juhtum
(the
event
or
case)
and
the
genitive
juhtumi
(of
the
incident).
not
specified
or
is
being
discussed
in
a
general
sense.
It
is
common
in
news
reporting,
legal
language,
and
narrative
prose
when
describing
an
incident
without
needing
to
name
it
specifically.
In
everyday
speech,
speakers
may
instead
use
the
base
noun
juhtum
or
phrases
like
"üks
juhtum"
to
discuss
a
particular
instance.
of
the
same
inflectional
family,
and
the
term
is
primarily
used
in
Estonian
grammar,
journalism,
and
formal
writing.