Õpetusega

Õpetusega is a word form in Estonian derived from the noun õpetus, which broadly means teaching, instruction, or doctrine. Õpetusega is the singular instrumental (comitative) form, used to express “with teaching” or “by teaching.” It is formed by adding the suffix -ga to the stem õpetus and is used to indicate accompaniment, means, or related aspects in a sentence. The noun Õpetus has related forms such as nominative õpetus, genitive õpetuse, and partitive õpetust; the plural forms include õpetused and the instrumental plural õpetustega.

Meaning and usage

In everyday and scholarly usage, õpetus can refer to education and pedagogy, i.e., the system or method of teaching, curriculum content, and instructional principles. It can also denote a set of beliefs or doctrines in religious, philosophical, or ideological contexts. The form õpetusega is typically employed when describing something that involves teaching as a means, accompaniment, or field of study. For example, phrases like “käsitleb õpetusega seotud küsimusi” (discusses questions related to teaching) or “kõrvale jäi õpetusega kaasnev vastutus” illustrate how the form ties teaching to other concepts.

Grammatical notes

Õpetusega is used regardless of the surrounding syntactic role where the instrumental/comitative case is appropriate. The corresponding plural form is õpetustega. As with other Estonian noun forms, the choice of case reflects the sentence’s relationship to verbs, prepositions, and other elements.

See also

Õpetus, õpetuslik, õpetuslikkuse kiirkäsitlus.