Isikupäraseid

Isikupäraseid is an Estonian grammatical form, specifically the partitive plural of the adjective isikupärane. The base meaning of isikupärane is “personal” or “characteristic of a person,” and it is used to describe traits, features, or qualities that belong to a person. The related noun isikupära refers to personality or character.

In use, isikupäraseid describes plural nouns in the partitive case. This form appears in contexts where the object is indefinite, part of a larger set, or quantified by words like palju or vähe. For example, isikupäraseid omadusi means “personal traits/characteristics,” and isikupäraseid jooni means “personal traits/lines.” The construction is common in descriptive or analytical prose, such as psychology, sociology, literature, and biographical writing.

Examples:

- Need on isikupäraseid omadusi, mida ta väärtustab. (These are personal characteristics that he values.)

- Ta on täis isikupäraseid jooni ja omapärast stiili. (He is full of personal traits and a distinctive style.)

- Uurimus käsitles isikupäraseid erinevusi gruppide vahel. (The study examined personal differences between the groups.)

Relation to other forms:

- The nominative plural form isikupärased is used with plural nouns in the nominative case.

- The singular form isikupärane is used before a singular noun to mean “personal” or “characteristic of a person.”

- The noun isikupära refers to personality or character itself, while isikupärane and its inflections describe related attributes.

Isikupäraseid thus functions as a standard grammatical tool to express personal characteristics in Estonian, with its use tightly tied to the partitive case and plural nouns.