kategoorialle

Kategoorialle is an Estonian phrase meaning “to the category.” It represents the allative form of the noun kategooria and is used to express direction toward or assignment to a category. In practical terms, it appears in contexts involving classification, labeling, or metadata organization, such as when items are placed into a category on a website or in a document.

Grammatically, kategoorialle is formed by adding the allative suffix -le to the noun stem kategooria. This aligns with the Estonian system of locative cases, where different endings convey movement toward a place, object, or concept. The allative can occur with both concrete and abstract destinations, depending on the context.

In usage, kategoorialle often occurs in technical or administrative language and in digital interfaces for classification. Examples: “Me lisasime selle artikli kategoorialle.” (We added this article to the category.) “Kasutaja märkis postituse kategoorialle, et see kuuluks õigesse rubriiki.” (The user tagged the post to the category so it belongs in the correct section.)

Overall, kategoorialle serves as a clear linguistic tool for indicating that something is being directed toward or assigned to a specific category within Estonian discourse, particularly in editing, cataloging, and data organization. See also Estonian grammatical cases, allative construction, and kategooria.