paaridega

Paaridega is the comitative form of the Estonian noun paar, meaning pair or couple. It expresses accompaniment or association with multiple pairs of people or paired items, and is used to indicate who is involved together in an action or situation.

In Estonian, the comitative case is marked with the suffix -ga, and its plural form attaches -idega to reflect accompaniment by more than one item or group. Thus paaridega literally means “with couples” or “with pairs.” The form is typically used with verbs or predicates to describe activities performed together with others who are in pairs, or to describe a setting where people are paired up.

Common usage examples include describing social or ceremonial contexts, such as dances, gatherings, or events where participants come as couples. For example, Ma tulen paaridega means “I am coming with a couple,” and Kõik olid paaridega üritusel means “Everyone was in couples at the event.” The phrase can also appear in instructions or descriptions that specify participation alongside multiple pairs.

Paaridega contrasts with the singular form paariga, which would refer to a single pair or a single partner. The plural comitative form is a standard part of Estonian grammar and is used whenever the accompaniment involves more than one pair. It is often encountered in everyday speech as well as written Estonian.

See also: comitative case, Estonian grammar, paar (pair/couple).