kohtuistungil

Kohtuistungil is the adessive singular form of the Estonian noun kohtuistung, meaning a court hearing or trial. The term is used to denote the location or timing of an action that takes place within a court hearing. In Estonian, kohtuistung refers to the formal judicial proceeding in which parties present evidence and arguments before a judge or panel; kohtuistungil specifically means “at the court hearing” or “during the court hearing.”

In usage, kohtuistungil appears in legal texts, news reports, and transcripts to situate events within the proceedings. It indicates that something happened during the course of a hearing, rather than in a different setting. The form signals that the action is tied to the event of the hearing itself, though it does not by itself specify the outcome or details of the case.

Example: Kohtuistungil osalesid kaks tunnistajat. Translation: Two witnesses attended the court hearing.

Notes on form and nuance: Kohtuistungil is a grammatical case form used to express location or time related to the hearing. It is one of several inflected forms derived from kohtuistung and is commonly found in formal Estonian prose, including legal documentation and media reporting, where precise contextual placement within a proceeding is relevant.