Illatiivse

Illatiivse is an Estonian grammatical term referring to a specific inflected form of the adjective illatiivne. Illatiivne means “illative” or “relating to the illative case,” a grammatical feature used to express direction into something. The illative case is a major part of Estonian noun morphology, with forms indicating movement toward a location, typically translated as “into” in English.

The form illatiivse is the genitive singular form of the adjective illatiivne. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so illatiivse appears when describing a noun in the genitive singular. For example, in a grammatical description such as “illatiivse vormi tähendus” the phrase means “the meaning of the illative form.” Other inflected forms of illatiivne exist for different numbers and cases, as with most Estonian adjectives.

In linguistic and educational contexts, illatiivse is primarily encountered in grammar references, dictionaries, and language-learning materials that discuss adjective declension and the illative concept. It is not a standalone noun or verb form, but a morphologically specific variant used to phrase about illative-related attributes in a genitive construction. Understanding illatiivse helps clarify how Estonian adjectives modify nouns when the noun is in the genitive singular and how grammatical terms are formed and used in descriptions of case systems. See also illatiiv, illatiivne, and Estonian grammar for broader context on illative usage and adjective agreement.