ühisena

Ühisena is an Estonian adverb meaning “together,” “in common,” or “as a joint entity.” It is used to describe actions, decisions, or positions that are taken collectively rather than by individuals.

The word comes from the root ühis-, meaning “shared” or “common,” combined with the suffix -ena to form an adverbial expression equivalent to “as” or “in the role of” in English. It is most common in formal, official, or academic registers and is used with verbs to specify the manner or stance of an action.

Usage is to indicate that a stance or action is held by a group rather than a single person. For example, in English-language renderings one might say that a party “acted ühisena” to convey that the party acted as a united group. In Estonian writing, ühisena can appear with nouns and adjectives to describe collective conditions, such as “ühisena koostööna” (in joint cooperation) or “ühisena otsusena” (as a collective decision). It is relatively rare in everyday speech, where synonyms like koos or ühiselt are more common.

See also: koos; ühiselt; ühine; kollektiivne.