väidete

Väidete is a grammatical form in Estonian, functioning as the genitive plural of the noun väide, which means claim, assertion, or statement. As a genitive plural, väidete is used to indicate possession or relation to a group of claims, such as in phrases describing a collection, set, or discussion of multiple statements.

In usage, väidete appears within noun phrases that refer to or qualify the claims themselves. It is not a standalone lexical item but a morphological form that helps link the noun väide to other words in the sentence. The genitive plural is commonly employed in formal or analytical writing, including legal, academic, and argumentative texts, where authors describe, attribute, or summarize several claims.

Common constructions include phrases like väidete kogumik (a collection of claims), väidete esitamine (the presenting or presenting of claims), and other combinations that express ownership, association, or scope related to the set of statements. The term is typically contrasted with the singular väide (a claim) and other cases such as the partitive or nominative forms, depending on the grammatical function within a sentence.

Examples:

- Käesolevas raportis on esitatud väidete kogumik. (This report presents a collection of claims.)

- Väidete esitamine peab tuginema kontrollitud andmetele. (The presentation of the claims must be based on verified data.)

See also: väide, väited, Estonian noun declensions.