lasteaiaga

Lasteaiaga is an Estonian grammatical construction formed from the noun lasteaed, meaning kindergarten, combined with the comitative suffix -ga. It is used to indicate accompaniment or association with a kindergarten, and appears in contexts discussing cooperation, relation, or involvement with a kindergarten rather than as a separate concept.

In Estonian, the comitative suffix -ga attaches to the genitive form of a noun. For lasteaed, the genitive singular is lasteaia, so the resulting form is lasteaiaga. This form is used in sentences to express “with the kindergarten” or “together with the kindergarten,” and it also appears in fixed phrases such as lasteaiaga seotud, meaning “related to the kindergarten,” or koos lasteaiaga, meaning “together with the kindergarten.”

Usage and examples are common in educational, municipal, and administrative language. Examples include: "Koostöö lasteaiaga on tihti oluline osa varajase õppimise strateegiast" (Cooperation with the kindergarten is often an important part of early education strategy) and "Me korraldasime ühisürituse koos lasteaiaga" (We organized a joint event with the kindergarten). The form is versatile and can function in noun phrases describing topics (lasteaiaga seotud programmid) or in phrases denoting collaboration.

See also: Lasteaed, Estonian grammar, Comitative construction.