otsusele

Otsusele is the allative form of the Estonian noun otsus, meaning decision. It is a grammatical inflection used to indicate direction toward a decision or to refer to a decision as the object of an action, and it frequently appears in formal or legal prose. The form is created by adding the allative ending -le to the base otsus; in compounds the ending may attach to the whole word, for example kohtuotsusele, meaning to the court’s decision.

In usage, otsusele appears in contexts where one discusses obligations, compliance, or references to a specific decision. It is a case form rather than a standalone lexical item, and it is most common in administrative, legal, or official language. The phrase kohtuotsusele, for instance, can be part of sentences discussing adherence to or directions stemming from a court’s decision.

Examples include sentences such as "Kohtuotsusele tuleb järgida" (One must follow the court’s decision) and "Otsusele tehtud muudatused entered into effect" (changes to the decision were implemented). While not all discussions of decisions require the allative form, otsusele remains a standard option when the emphasis is on directing actions toward a specific decision.

Otsusele thus exemplifies how Estonian uses case endings to mark relationships with abstract nouns like otsus, with particular utility in legal or administrative language. See also Estonian grammar, especially the dative/allative forms, and the noun otsus.