kahjustest

Kahjustest is an Estonian noun form derived from kahjustus, which means damage or injury. The form kahjustest is used to express a relation to damage, such as indicating origin, connection, or association with damages in a sentence. In Estonian grammar it functions as an inflected variant of kahjustus and is most often found in formal or technical writing.

In terms of morphology, kahjustest arises from kahjustus through the application of a case or inflectional ending that signals relation to damage. The exact interpretation can depend on the syntactic context, but it generally serves to tie a statement to the concept of damage or to specify a relationship to damages within a broader description.

Usage and contexts for kahjustest are typically found in legal, insurance, medical, environmental, and scientific texts. It may appear when discussing damages arising from an event, damages of a certain category, or damages attributed to a cause. As part of the broader vocabulary around kahju (harm, damage) and kahjustus (damage, injury), kahjustest helps specify how damage relates to other elements in a statement, such as sources, consequences, or items affected.

See also: kahju, kahjustus.