Isiklikku

Isiklikku is a form of the Estonian adjective isiklik, which means personal or private. In Estonian grammar it appears as a case-specific ending used when the noun it modifies is in a corresponding grammatical case. The word is most commonly seen in phrases that describe information, use, or attributes related to a person, rather than in a simple attributive sense.

Usage and examples:

Isiklikku is used with nouns in contexts that convey partial, indefinite, or object-specific meaning. A well-known example is isiklikku teavet, which translates to personal information. Other typical collocations include isiklikku kasutamist (for personal use) or isiklikku andmete kontekstis (in the context of personal data). In everyday language, the form helps indicate that the object referred to is related to an individual rather than to a general or non-personal domain.

Grammatical note:

Estonian adjectives inflect for case and number but do not have gender. Isiklikku is one such inflected form that appears when the following noun is in the partitive-like or related case, guiding how the adjective interacts with the noun in a sentence. This form is distinct from other case endings of the same adjective, such as isikliku in genitive contexts.

Relation to privacy and data topics:

The term is frequently encountered in discussions of privacy, personal data, and data protection. It aligns with related terms like isikuandmed (personal data) and is used in legal and policy language to specify information or usage connected to an individual.

See also:

Isikuandmed, Isikukood, Isiklik (adjective), Data protection, Privacy policy.