köögides

Köögides is Estonian for “in the kitchens” and represents the inessive plural form of the noun köök, meaning kitchen. It is used to express location inside more than one kitchen. It contrasts with köökide, the genitive plural meaning “of the kitchens.”

Grammatical note: The base noun köök forms are as follows in common cases. Nominative singular: köök; nominative plural: köögid. Inessive singular (inside the kitchen): köögis. Inessive plural (inside the kitchens): köökides. Genitive plural (of the kitchens): köökide. Understanding these forms helps distinguish statements about location (inessive) from statements about possession or origin (genitive).

Usage examples: In descriptive or narrative text, köögides can describe where actions occur or where objects are located. For example: Köökides on uus köögitehnika, vanemad seadmed on kõrval ruumides. The phrase can appear in architectural descriptions, guides, or reporting about facilities, such as apartment buildings, hotels, or workplaces with multiple kitchens. It is common in material about renovation, layout planning, or logistics within facilities.

Notes: Köögides is a precise locative form and differs from köökide, which marks possession or association. When writing about a single kitchen, use köögis (in the kitchen); for multiple kitchens, use köökides (in the kitchens). The word köök is widely used in everyday Estonian, and its inflected forms follow standard vowel harmony and consonant patterns of the language.