jutustuste

Jutustuste on Estonian genitive plural of the noun jutustus, meaning a narrative or short story. Jutustus itself denotes a short literary tale or narrative, typically shorter than a novel. Jutustused (nominative plural) means “the short stories,” while jutustuste is used to express “of the short stories” or “the short stories’” in phrases such as jutustuste kogumik (a collection of short stories), jutustuste kirjandus (short-story literature) või jutustuste autor (author of the short stories). In general grammar, genitive plural -uste marks possession or association.

Etymology: jutustus is formed from the verb jutustama “to narrate” with the noun-forming suffix -ustus, yielding a term for a narrative or tale. The word is common in literary criticism, bibliographies and cataloguing.

Usage: In everyday Estonian, jutustused is often used to refer to short stories as a category; jutustus can refer to a single narrative. Jutustuste vorm is used in contexts where the relationship to the stories is being described.

Seonduvad mõisted: jutt, jutustama, jutustus, jutustused, jutustuste kogumik, lühijutt.