kuulutusi

Kuulutusi is the partitive plural form of the Estonian noun kuulutus, meaning an announcement, notice, or advertisement. It is used in sentences where the direct object is indefinite or when the action is not completed, and it can be translated as “notices” or “announcements” in English.

In standard Estonian, kuulutus has the nominative plural kuulutused, which is used when the notices are the subject of a sentence. Kuulutusi, by contrast, appears as the partitive plural and is commonly found with verbs that require the partitive or with quantifiers such as palju kuulutusi (many notices). Examples: “Ma näen kuulutusi internetis” (I see notices on the internet) and “Kohalik ajaleht avaldab kuulutusi” (The local newspaper publishes notices).

Etymology and scope: The word kuulutus derives from the verb kuulutama, meaning to announce or proclaim. In public life, kuulutused cover a range of content, including official legal notices, job vacancies, property rentals, auctions, and community announcements. The term is frequent in newspapers, government portals, and online classifieds, reflecting its role as a general label for posted information intended for public awareness.

Usage notes: The exact register and form of the word depend on context. Official notices tend to adopt formal language and may appear in the nominative or other cases, while casual or commercial postings may use the partitive plural kuulutusi in everyday clauses. Kuulutusi is primarily a grammatical form used within sentences, while the base lexical item remains kuulutus.