järgimist

Järgimist is an Estonian noun derived from the verb järgima, meaning to follow or to obey. It refers to the act or practice of following something, as well as to adherence or observance of rules, norms, or processes. In everyday language, järgimine is commonly used to describe compliance with regulations (for example, reeglite järgimine) or the practice of sticking to a plan or tradition. In contexts such as security or surveillance, the related notion of following a person or object may also be expressed, though more specific terms like jälgimine or jälitamine are often used.

The word is formed with the suffix -mine, a common nominalization in Estonian, yielding järgimine (the act of following) and its inflected forms. In sentence construction, the form järgimist is the partitive/genitive-like form used depending on the sentence, for example in phrases about portions of following or in contexts describing ongoing adherence.

Usage notes:

- Social or organizational contexts: reeglite järgimine (compliance with rules), protsessi järjepidev järgimine (consistent following of a process).

- Personal or social media contexts: following someone on a platform can be described with phrases built from järgima, with järgimine as the general concept of following.

- In security or monitoring contexts, more precise terms such as jälgimine or jälitamine are typically used, though järgimine can appear in broader discussions of tracking practices.

See also: järgija (follower), järgimine (the act of following), reeglite järgimine (compliance with rules).