võimalustel

Võimalustel is the plural adessive form of the Estonian noun võimalus, meaning opportunity or possibility. The adessive case expresses location or context, roughly translating to “on the opportunities” or “at the opportunities” in English. The singular adessive form is võimalusel (on the opportunity), while the plural adessive form is mogelijkheden? Correction: võimalustel (on the opportunities). This form is used when referring to multiple opportunities.

Morphology and related forms: võimalus is a neuter noun with nominative plural võimalused and genitive singular võimaluse. The partitive singular is võimalust, and partitive plural on võimalusi. The singular adessive is võimalusel, and the plural adessive is võimalik? The correct plural adessive is võimalustel. The word is derived from the verb võima (to be able) with the abstract-noun suffix -sus, yielding a term that designates a set of potential courses of action.

Usage: Võimalustel typically appears in formal or analytical contexts, such as business planning, policy discussion, or research writing, to refer to multiple opportunities or potential options. It is common to contrast opportunities with risks or constraints, for example in phrases like “erinevatel võimalustel on erinevad riskid” or “investori otsuseid mõjutavad nii võimalused kui ka piirangud.”

See also: Estonian grammar, cases and declension; lehet used in discourse about opportunities and decision-making.

Etymology: From võimalus (opportunity/possibility) formed with the verb võima (to be able) and the abstract noun suffix -sus.