õpetajatel
Õpetajatel is an Estonian noun form: the plural adessive case of the word õpetaja, meaning teacher. It literally conveys “to the teachers” or “at the teachers,” depending on the context, and is commonly used to indicate the owner or the group involved in a statement with the verb olema (to be, to have) or in locative expressions.
In sentences with the copula on (has/have), õpetajatel marks the group that possesses something, while the thing
Usage notes: Õpetajatel can denote location or association with the teachers, as in “There is discussion among
- Genitive plural: õpetajate (the teachers’)
- Allative plural: õpetajatele (to the teachers)
- Adessive singular/plural: õpetajal / õpetajatel (on the teacher / on the teachers)
- Partitive plural: õpetajaid (some teachers)
See also common verb constructions with on to express possession or existence, and other case forms of
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