jutustusest

Jutustusest is the elative singular form of the Estonian noun jutustus, which means a short story or tale. In Estonian grammar the elative case is used to express origin or source, roughly translating to “from the short story” in English. Therefore, jutustusest literally signifies something that comes from a short story and is used to indicate provenance in a sentence.

Etymology and form: Jutustus comes from the verb jutustada, meaning to tell or narrate, with nominalizing suffixes that produce a noun meaning a narrative. The elative suffix -est marks origin, so jutustusest is the standard way to say “from a short story” in contexts that require this grammatical function. The singular form is jutustusest, while the plural elative is jutustustest.

Usage: Jutustusest is primarily encountered in constructions that denote source, basis, or provenance of information, motifs, or adaptations. It can appear in phrases describing what a work is based on or originates from, such as motifs originating from a short story or a film based on a short story. The elative form is one of several case forms used to indicate origin in Estonian and interacts with verbs and adjectives that express sourcing or grounding.

Related forms: Other related forms include jutustus (short story), jutustuse (genitive), jutustust (partitive), and illative forms like jutustusse, as well as the plural elative jutustustest. The elative is part of the broader system of Estonian cases that express source, origin, or movement from something.

See also: Estonian grammar, elative case, jutustus.