märksõnadele

märksõnadele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun märksõna, meaning keyword. It is used to indicate direction toward or targeting of keywords, for example in marketing, content planning, or linguistic discussions about case usage. As a case form, märksõnadele does not stand alone as a lexical item; it functions within sentences to express “to the keywords” or “for the keywords.”

Morphology and formation: The allative plural is formed from the genitive plural stem märksõnade by adding the allative suffix -le, resulting in märksõnadele. The singular allative form is märksõnale. This pattern—genitive plural base plus -le to create an allative plural—is a standard feature of Estonian noun inflection.

Usage and contexts: In Estonian, märksõnadele is common in domains like search engine optimization (SEO), digital marketing, and content strategy, where actions or targeting are described as directed at keywords. Examples include: Kampaania on suunatud märksõnadele. Sisuturundus keskendub märksõnadele. These constructions illustrate how the allative plural marks the target group of attention or action.

Relation to related terms: The base noun is märksõna; its plural nominative is märksõnad and genitive plural is märksõnade. The allative plural märksõnadele is a specific inflected form used in phrases involving direction or targeting toward keywords. This form is part of the broader Estonian case system, particularly the allative case.

See also: märksõna, märksõnad, allatiiv, Estonian grammar, SEO terminology.