Konservatiivsele

Konservatiivsele is the Estonian allative singular form of the adjective konservatiivne, meaning “conservative.” In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number, and sometimes in definiteness. The allative case, typically marked with the suffix -le, expresses direction toward or the recipient of an action. When an adjective precedes a noun in the allative, it also takes the corresponding allative adjective form, here konservatiivsele.

Usage and examples

Konservatiivsele is used when referring to a conservative person or group in a context of direction or address. For example: Te pöördusite konservatiivsele inimesele (You addressed the conservative person). Arutelu suunati konservatiivsele valijaskonnale (The discussion was directed at the conservative electorate). These forms can appear in formal writing or discourse that specifies a target group.

Etymology and morphology

The base word konservatiivne is borrowed into Estonian from Western European sources and adapted to Estonian adjective morphology. The form konservatiivsele is the allative singular inflection. Other inflected forms include konservatiivne (nominative), konservatiivse (genitive), and konservatiivset (partitive), as well as konservatiivsetele for the allative plural.

See also

konservatiivne, allative case, Estonian grammar, adjective declension.

Notes

Konservatiivsele functions primarily as an attributive adjective within allative phrases and is not typically used as a predicate without a following noun.