Ülesannetes

Ülesannetes is an Estonian noun form derived from ülesanne, meaning task or assignment. It is typically described as the inessive plural, used to indicate “in the tasks” or “within the assignments.” The form is most often found in written Estonian, especially in educational, administrative, and project-management contexts where multiple tasks are discussed as part of a set.

In usage, ülesannetes appears when referring to a collection of tasks that exists within a larger entity, such as a course, project, or document. It helps distinguish a group of tasks from a single task and from other grammatical cases of ülesanne. The phrase is commonly encountered in lists, outlines, and formal descriptions.

Morphology and derivation: the form is created by adding the plural inessive ending -etes to the stem ülesanne. In grammars, it is treated as the inessive plural, aligning with surrounding words in number and case. For contrast, the genitive plural form is ülesannete, which marks possession or connection in phrases like “the tasks’ details.”

Related forms include the singular nominative ülesanne and the genitive plural ülesannete. The distinction between these forms corresponds to different grammatical functions (innessive vs. genitive). See also: ülesanne for the base meaning and common uses in Estonian.