jaoks

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Estonian

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  • Rhymes: -ɑoks
  • Hyphenation: ja‧oks

Etymology 1

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Postposition

jaoks

  1. (governs kelle/mille) for (directed at; intended to belong to; refers to a being, object, process, etc.)
    Synonyms: tarbeks, tarvis
    võta minu jaoks vihmavari kaasa
    take an umbrella for me
    ta ei leidnud oma pere jaoks üldse aega
    he did not find time for his family at all
    selle töö jaoks on spetsialisti vaja
    a specialist is needed for this work
  2. (governs kelle) for, to (refers to a person or being who has a certain definite attitude about something)
    minu jaoks oled sa nüüdsest õhk
    from now on you are air to me
    laste jaoks pole tööl ja mängul selget piiri
    for children, there is no clear line between work and play
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Usage notes

Regarding the second sense, the noun is most commonly in the allative case.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

jaoks

  1. translative singular of jagu

References

  • “jaoks”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • jaoks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “jaoks”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “jaoks”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
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