jäämise

Jäämise is an Estonian grammatical term referring to the genitive singular form of the noun jäämine, which denotes the act of staying or remaining. Jäämine is formed from the verb jääma ("to stay, to remain") with the nominalization suffix -mine. The genitive jäämise is used in noun phrases to express "the act of staying" and often appears in contexts such as jäämise protsess ("the process of staying") or jäämise ajal ("during the act of staying").

Usage and nuance: In everyday Estonian, jäämine itself is relatively uncommon; jäämise as a genitive form appears mainly in formal, technical, or philosophical writing where the focus is on persistence, continuity, or retention over time. The term accommodates abstract discussion of how long something remains unchanged or how long a policy or state endures.

Relation and see also: Related forms include jääma (to stay) and jäämine (the act of staying), with püsivus (persistence) as a closely associated concept. In English, the closest equivalents are persistence, continuity, and retention.