Kaasaegseteks

Kaasaegseteks is an Estonian translative form of the adjective kaasaegne, meaning modern or contemporary. It expresses a change into a modern state or condition and is typically used with verbs that denote becoming or making something so. The form is common in policy, technology, urban planning, and cultural discourse to describe an outcome that has been achieved or is aimed for.

Examples illustrate its use. In the singular: “Ta muutus kaasaegseks” meaning “he/she became modern.” In the plural: “Riigid muutusid kaasaegseteks” meaning “the countries became modern.” Another common construction is “Me muudame süsteeme kaasaegseteks,” or “We are making the systems modern.” In noun phrases, the ordinary nominative plural form is used, as in “kaasaegsed tehnoloogiad” meaning “modern technologies.”

Grammatical notes clarify its function. Kaasaegseteks is the translative plural form; the singular translative is kaasaegseks. It appears with verbs of becoming (muutuma) or making (muuta) and serves as the predicative complement describing a modernization outcome. It is not a standalone concept or movement, but a grammatical form used to describe modernization processes in various contexts.

See also: kaasaegne, modernization, modernisation.