Informatiivsete

Informatiivsete is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective informatiivne, which means informative. This form is used when the noun it modifies is in genitive plural, or in phrases where the object is expressed in that case. It signals that the described items belong to a group that is being referred to in a possessive or relational sense.

In usage, informatiivsete typically appears with nouns in genitive plural, for example: informatiivsete tekstide loomine (the creation of informative texts), informatiivsete materjalide väljatöötamine (the development of informative materials), or informatiivsete andmete esitamine (the presentation of informative data). It contrasts with informatiivsed (nominative plural) and informatiivseid (partitive plural), which occupy different grammatical cases and moods. This makes informatiivsete common in formal writing, academic prose, journalism, and educational materials where a collective or relational sense is intended.

Semantically, informatiivsete communicates that the referenced items provide information or are designed to inform. It carries a neutral, factual tone and is suitable for describing reports, guides, brochures, datasets, and instructional content. The word reflects a broader tendency in Estonian to form adjectives from nouns related to information, such as informatsioon and information-based terms, while preserving precise case endings to match syntactic roles.

Etymology and related forms: informatiivne derives from informatsioon (information) with a standard Estonian adjectival suffix. Related forms include informatiivsed (nominative plural) and informatiivseid (partitive plural), each aligning with different grammatical cases and sentence structures.