korteris

Korteris is a grammatical form in the Estonian language meaning “in the apartment.” It is the inessive case form of the noun korter, which means apartment. The inessive case marks a static location inside a place, so korteris is used when specifying that something is located inside a particular apartment.

In usage, korteris functions as a location noun phrase. It can appear in sentences where the subject or object is described as being inside an apartment. For example, kohver on korteris translates to “The suitcase is in the apartment.” The form is created by adding the inessive suffix to the stem korter, yielding korteris. This contrasts with related forms that express movement toward or out of an apartment, such as korterisse (into the apartment) and korterist (out of the apartment).

Estonian employs a systematic case system, and the inessive case is one of several locative cases used to indicate position relative to a place. Korteris, therefore, is primarily a location marker rather than a standalone lexical item with a meaning beyond “inside the apartment.”

Etymology and related forms: korteris derives from korter (apartment) with the Estonian inessive suffix. Other locative forms for the same noun include korterisse (into the apartment) and korterist (out of the apartment). These forms share the same root but convey different directional or locative nuances.

See also: Estonian language, Estonian grammar, case system.