kogumisega

Kogumisega is a grammatical form in Estonian that expresses the means, method, or accompaniment associated with the activity of collecting. It is a comitative/instrumental usage that links a noun describing an activity to the action it facilitates or accompanies.

Formation and morphology: kogumisega is formed by attaching the comitative suffix -ga to the genitive stem of the noun kogumine (collecting, gathering). The resulting form literally means “with collecting.” In standard Estonian, this construction is used to indicate how an action is performed or what accompanies it, rather than to denote possession.

Usage and function: The form is common in formal, academic, and administrative language, particularly when referring to data collection, fieldwork, or other gathering-related activities. It can express means (by collecting), accompaniment (together with collecting), or associated methods. For example, phrases such as kogumisega seotud meetodid (methods related to collecting) or uurija koostas aruande kogumisega seotud andmete põhjal (the researcher prepared the report based on data related to collecting) illustrate its typical use. It is often seen in technical writing and reports that discuss procedures, analyses, or resources tied to data gathering.

Related forms and notes: kogumine is the base noun; kogumise is its genitive form, to which -ga is added to form kogumisega. The comitative can combine with adjectives or participial phrases to create compounds like kogumisega seotud (related to collecting) or kogumisega kaasnev (accompanying by collecting). It is a stylistic feature of Estonian suited to precise, formal expression.

See also: Estonian grammar, comitative case/particle with -ga, data collection terminology.