kaubadega

Kaubadega is an Estonian comitative construction formed by attaching the suffix -ga to the genitive plural kaubade (from kaubad, goods). It functions as a way to express “with goods” or “accompanied by goods” and is used to indicate accompaniment or association rather than instrument.

In usage, kaubadega describes situations where goods are present or accompany the subject, often in contexts related to shipping, inventory, and logistics, as well as descriptive phrases about shipments or cargo. It is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical word, and it commonly appears in written Estonian, including technical or administrative texts.

Examples:

- Laev saabus kaubadega. (The ship arrived with goods.)

- Konteinerid, kaubadega täidetud, viidi laost välja. (Containers filled with goods were taken out of the warehouse.)

Notes:

- The form is created by taking the genitive plural kaubade and adding the comitative suffix -ga, yielding a phrase that can modify or describe the subject’s circumstances.

- Kaubadega is distinct from straightforward nouns or adjectives and typically appears in clauses that focus on the presence or accompaniment of goods rather than on the goods as a standalone object.

Overall, kaubadega is a specialized but common linguistic tool in Estonian for conveying that goods accompany or are part of a given situation, especially in contexts involving transport, commerce, and logistics.