nähtuses

Nähtuses is the inessive singular form of the Estonian noun nähtus, meaning phenomenon, appearance, or apparition. In Estonian grammar, nouns are declined for case, number, and other features; the inessive case denotes location or state and is formed for this noun with the ending -s in the singular. Thus nähtuses translates roughly as “in a phenomenon” or “within a phenomenon.” The form is used when the speaker refers to something that occurs inside or as part of a phenomenon, rather than naming the phenomenon itself.

Declension (singular and common forms): nominative nähtus, genitive nähtuse, partitive nähtust, inessive nähtuses. Plural nähtused; genitive nähtuste; inessive nähtustes. In natural Estonian text, nähtuses appears in contexts discussing observations, occurrences, or aspects that are contained within a broader phenomenon.

Usage and examples: In everyday and academic language, nähtuses can introduce statements about what happens inside a phenomenon. Example in Estonian: Nähtuses võivad esineda erinevad vormid. Translation: “In a phenomenon, different forms may occur.” Another example: Nähtuses peitub sageli eetiline või ontoloogiline dilemma. Translation: “Within a phenomenon there is often an ethical or ontological dilemma.” These uses illustrate how the form functions as a locative or contextual marker rather than as a separate lexical concept.

Etymology and relation to nähtus: Nähtus derives from the verb näha “to see” plus the nominal suffix -tus, yielding meanings related to appearance or phenomenon. Nähtuses is simply the grammatical form for “in a phenomenon” and does not introduce a distinct semantic category beyond its case meaning. See also nähtus.