Deskriptiivset

Deskriptiivset is the partitive singular form of the Estonian adjective deskriptiivne, meaning descriptive. In Estonian grammar, adjectives inflect for case and number to agree with the noun they describe. The partitive singular form deskriptiivset is used when the noun is in the partitive case, which occurs in contexts involving indefinite quantities, negation, or certain verbal constructions.

This form functions as an attributive modifier that marks the described noun as non-definite or non-total. It is one of several inflected forms; for example, the nominative singular form is deskriptiivne, and the genitive singular form is deskriptiivse. Adjectives typically appear before the noun they modify, though Estonian allows flexible word order in many sentences.

Examples:

Ma õpin deskriptiivset kirjandust. (I study descriptive literature.)

Me loeme deskriptiivset kirjandust. (We read descriptive literature.)

Deskriptiivset thus serves as a standard grammatical form used in written and spoken Estonian to describe nouns in a non-specific quantity or with a particular aspect indicated by the partitive case. See also Estonian grammar, partitive case, and adjective declension.