säästmiseks

Säästmiseks is a form in Estonian derived from the verb säästma, meaning “to save” or “to conserve.” The suffix -miseks marks the form as indicating purpose or aim, roughly translating to “for saving” or “in order to save.” It functions as an adverbial or noun-like form used to express the purpose of an action.

In usage, säästmiseks appears in contexts related to saving resources, money, energy, or time. It is commonly found in formal or instructional language, including budgeting, policy texts, and energy- or resource-conservation discussions. It answers questions such as “for what purpose?” or “to save what?” and is often followed by a noun in the genitive or partitive that names the thing being saved, for example: raha säästmiseks (for saving money) or energia säästmiseks (for saving energy).

Examples of sentences:

- Raha säästmiseks tuleb koostada eelarve. (To save money, one should prepare a budget.)

- Energiat säästmiseks võetakse kasutusele uusi meetmeid. (For saving energy, new measures are being adopted.)

Related forms include säästmine (saving, the act of saving) and säästlik (thrifty, economical). Säästmiseks stands out as a specialized grammatical tool for expressing purpose, rather than as a standalone verb. The form is part of standard Estonian usage and can be found in official documents, manuals, and educational materials that discuss strategies for saving resources.