osakonnas

Osakonnas is an Estonian term that functions as the inessive singular form of the noun osakond, meaning department. It expresses location inside a single department within an organization, such as a hospital, university, or government office. In everyday use, osakonnas indicates where something or someone is located.

In Estonian grammar, the inessive case marks locations equivalent to the English phrase “in the ….” The form osakonnas is used after verbs like olema (to be) and töötama (to work) to describe where someone is or what activity occurs inside a department. For example, Ta on osakonnas means “He is in the department,” and Ta töötab osakonnas means “She works in the department.” Osakonnas thereby conveys a sense of belonging or activity within a specific organizational unit.

Related forms of the word include osakond (nominative singular, “department”), osakonna (genitive, “of the department”), and osakonnad (nominative plural, “departments”). The inessive plural form is osakondades, used to say “in the departments.” The term is common in institutional, academic, medical, and administrative contexts.

Overall, osakonnas is a standard locative form used to indicate placement or activity within a single department, reflecting the organizational structure of Estonian institutions.