külastamist

Külastamist is the Estonian noun that denotes the act of visiting. It is derived from the verb külastama (to visit) and appears in the partitive or genitive forms of külastamine. The term can refer to visiting people, visiting places, or engaging in visiting as a social or administrative activity. In written and formal language, külastamist is used to discuss the concept of visiting in general rather than a single, concrete visit.

Common contexts for külastamist include personal and family visits, visits to hospitals or care homes, and visits to cultural sites such as museums or churches. Institutions often regulate külastamist with rules or schedules, for example through visiting hours or visitor limits. In research and fieldwork, külastamist describes the act of visiting sites or participants as part of data collection or observation.

Usage notes: külastamist is a non-finite or abstract noun form, so it typically appears in sentences as the object or part of a larger expression (for example, described or regulated külastamist). In everyday speech, külastamine is more commonly used to denote the act of visiting in a direct, everyday sense, while külastamist tends to occur in more formal or written contexts. The term is closely related to külastus, which more often refers to a single visit or the act of visiting in a less abstract sense.