Juhuslikele

Juhuslikele is an Estonian grammatical form that corresponds to the allative plural of the adjective juhuslik, meaning random or accidental. It functions as an adjective in the allative case, used with a plural noun to indicate the recipient or target of an action, roughly translating to “to the random ones” or “for the random ones.”

Morphology and formation: In standard Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The plural allative form of juhuslik is typically represented as juhuslikele, which combines the genitive plural-like stem juhuslike with the allative ending -le. This form is used when the noun it modifies is in the allative case and plural, for example juhuslikele inimestele.

Usage and examples: Juhuslikele is most common in contexts describing groups of people or objects chosen or treated in a random manner. Examples include:

- Ma rääkisin juhuslikele inimestele. (I spoke to random people.)

- Kampaania oli suunatud juhuslikele inimestele. (The campaign was aimed at random people.)

- Andmed jagati juhuslikele inimeste rühmale. (The data were distributed to a group of random people.)

Notes: Juhuslikele is a formal grammatical form and is primarily found in written Estonian or careful speech. In everyday language, speakers may use less specialized phrasing to convey similar meaning, depending on context. The form illustrates how Estonian adjectives decline to match case and number when modifying plural nouns in the allative.