Irratsionaalsetele

Irratsionaalsetele is an Estonian allative plural form of the adjective irratsionaalne, meaning irrational. It is used to modify a plural noun in the allative case, indicating direction toward or for the irrational ones, as in to irrational people or toward irrational arguments. The form shows agreement in number (plural) and case (allative) with the noun it describes.

Morphology and usage play a central role in understanding irratsionaalsetele. In Estonian, adjectives decline to match the noun in number and case, and the allative plural suffix attaches to both the adjective and the noun. The combination irratsionaalsetele demonstrates that the phrase is targeting a plural noun in the allative case, such as inimesed (people) or argumentide (arguments) when expressed as allative forms like inimeste or argumentidele.

Typical contexts for irratsionaalsetele include comparisons, evaluations, or descriptions that refer to a group or set of items toward which a statement is directed. For example, phrases such as irratsionaalsetele inimestele or irratsionaalsetele argumentidele are used to describe actions, critiques, or messages directed at those groups. The term does not introduce new lexical meaning beyond the base adjective, but rather marks grammatical relation within the sentence.

See also: Estonian grammar; adjective declension; allative case.