ülesandena

Ülesandena is the essive case form of the Estonian noun ülesanne, meaning "assignment" or "task." It functions to express “as an assignment” or “in the capacity of an assignment,” indicating a temporary role or state within a described context. The form is commonly used in educational, project-management, and documentation language to label items that are treated as tasks to be completed or studied.

Formation and morphology: The word is formed by adding the essive suffix -na (or -ne, depending on vowel harmony) to the stem ülesanne, producing ülesandena. The suffix marks a temporary or contextual state, similar to the English “as.” It is one of several Estonian case forms that express role, state, or function.

Usage: In practice, ülesandena appears in sentences describing how something is used or regarded within a process. Examples: "Ta näeb seda ülesandena" (He sees it as an assignment). "Dokument esitati ülesandena koolituse raames" (The document was presented as an assignment within the training). It is less common in everyday speech than nominative forms, but it remains frequent in written texts, planning documents, and instructional material.

See also: Estonian grammar, cases, essive case, ülesanne meaning.

References: standard Estonian grammar resources.