Inaktiivse

Inaktiivse is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective inaktiivne, meaning inactive or idle. It is used when the noun it describes is in the genitive case, typically in noun phrases that indicate possession, attribution, or a subset of something.

Etymology and meaning: The Estonian word inaktiivne is formed from aktiivne (active) with the negating prefix in-. Thus inaktiivne conveys the sense of not active, inactive, or passive. The genitive singular ending -se in inaktiivse reflects standard Estonian adjective inflection for that case.

Morphology and usage: Estonian adjectives decline for case and number. The genitive singular form is inaktiivse; other common forms include nominative singular inaktiivne, partitive singular inaktiivset, nominative plural inaktiivsed, genitive plural inaktiivsete, and partitive plural inaktiivseid. Inaktiivse is used to modify a noun that is in genitive, or in constructions where the adjective-stem needs to agree with the genitive noun.

Notes: As a grammatical form, inaktiivse functions as a syntactic tag rather than a standalone lexical item. Its precise meaning depends on the noun it modifies and the surrounding grammatical structure. The form is typical of Estonian adjectives ending in -ivne and illustrates how negation and inflection interact in the language.