järgile

Järgile is an Estonian inflected form of the noun järg. The base noun järg has senses such as follower, successor, or the next item in a sequence. The ending -le marks the allative case, which in Estonian is used to indicate direction toward something or someone, similar to the English preposition “to.” Consequently, järgile can be interpreted as “to the follower” or “to the next one,” depending on the context. In linguistic descriptions, järgile is discussed as an example of Estonian noun inflection and the function of the allative case. It is not a common standalone word in everyday speech; rather, it appears in grammars, dictionaries, and academic writing as a paradigmatic form.

The use of järgile demonstrates how Estonian encodes destination and recipient through suffixes rather than prepositions. The exact meaning of järgile is shaped by the sense of the base noun järg and the surrounding context, particularly when discussions concern sequence, adjacency, or succession.

See also: Estonian grammar, Allative case, Noun inflection, Järg.