kaardile
Kaardile is the Estonian allative case form of the noun kaart, meaning a map or a card. The allative suffix -le marks direction toward or onto a surface, so kaardile translates roughly as “to the map” or “onto the map.” It is used when describing placing something on a map or indicating that information should be added to a map.
In practice, kaardile appears in cartographic, geographic, and digital-mapping contexts, as well as in everyday expressions
- Pane see linn kaardile. (Put this city on the map.)
- Märgi see koht kaardile. (Mark this location on the map.)
- Lisa andmed kaardile. (Add the data to the map.)
- Kuvage teave kaardile. (Display the information on the map.)
Etymology and grammar note: kaardile derives from kaart plus the Estonian allative suffix -le, a product of
See also: kaart, allative case, Estonian grammar, cartography.