kingitusi

Kingitusi is the Estonian word for gifts or presents in the partitive plural form of the noun kingitus. The base noun kingitus denotes a present given to someone, usually without an expectation of payment. Kingitusi is used when the quantity of gifts is indefinite or treated as a non-countable portion of gifts, such as “many gifts” or “some gifts.”

In Estonian grammar, the word kingitus has several case forms. The nominative plural is kingitused, while the genitive plural is kingituste. The partitive plural, kingitusi, is used in contexts expressing partiality, non-specific quantity, or when the object of the action is not definite. For example, after numerals, adjectives, or verbs that require the partitive, one would typically use kingitusi.

Common usage includes phrases like "palju kingitusi" (many gifts) and "ma sain kingitusi" (I received gifts). The construction is frequent in everyday speech about birthdays, holidays, gratitude, or charitable contexts where gifts are discussed without specifying an exact number.

Examples:

- Laual on palju kingitusi. (There are many gifts on the table.)

- Ta saatis mulle mõned kingitusi. (He sent me some gifts.)

- Kingitusi jagatakse üritusel. (Gifts are distributed at the event.)

Etymology: kingitus is a native Estonian word meaning a present, with cognates in related Finnic languages. The term kingitusi, as its inflected form, follows standard Estonian plural and partitive morphology. The usage is restricted to Estonian and is typically understood by speakers of Finnic languages due to shared grammatical patterns.