nõustumusele

Nõustumusele is the allative singular form of the Estonian noun nõustumus, which means consent, assent, or agreement. In grammar, nõustumus refers to the act or state of agreeing or granting permission. The allative case, marked by the ending -le, indicates direction toward or toward the object of action, so nõustumusele can be understood as “to consent” or “to the consent.”

Etymology and morphology: Nõustumus is derived from the verb nõustuma, meaning to agree or to consent. The noun forms a set of inflected cases; the allative form nõustumusele specifies the target or recipient of a consent-related action within a sentence. This contrasts with the nominative nõustumus (the concept of consent itself) and the genitive nõustumuse (of the consent).

Usage and context: Nõustumusele appears mainly in formal or legal language, administrative texts, and discourse about permissions and approvals. It is used where the action or policy concerns the provision, assertion, or direction of consent. In practice, it helps locate the object of consent within a clause, such as when describing procedures that require consent to proceed or agreements that relate to a specific consent gesture.

Relation to related terms: Related Estonian terms include nõustumine (the act of consenting), nõustuma (to consent), and nõusolek (explicitly, consent or permission). Nõustumusele is one grammatical variant among others used to express relationships involving consent in different syntactic roles.

See also: Estonian grammar, nouns of action and case forms, consent in law and ethics.