Kahjulikest

Kahjulikest is an Estonian grammatical form of the adjective kahjulik, meaning harmful. It is not a standalone word with its own meaning; rather, it is one of the inflected shapes the adjective can take to agree with a noun in number and case. Specifically, kahjulikest appears when the noun is plural and in a case that expresses origin or source in the sentence’s structure.

In usage, kahjulikest is encountered in formal or technical Estonian, such as scientific writing, environmental reports, or linguistic descriptions, where precise agreement between adjective and noun is required. The form helps convey that the described harmful quantity, factor, or effect is coming from or associated with multiple items mentioned in the context.

Like other Estonian adjectives, kahjulik participates in the standard declension pattern, so it has multiple inflected forms to match different cases and numbers. The base form is kahjulik, with common related forms including kahjulikku (partitive or genitive contexts), kahjulikud (nominative plural), kahjulike (genitive plural), and kahjulikke (partitive plural). Kahjulikest represents one specific plural inflection, typically corresponding to the elative plural.

Etymology-wise, kahjulikest is formed from kahjulik through standard Estonian adjective endings. It illustrates how Estonian marks number and grammatical role on adjectives, aligning with the noun they describe. For learners and researchers, consulting a grammar or dictionary helps enumerate the full set of inflected forms for kahjulik in all cases.