Kriitilisteks

Kriitilisteks is an Estonian grammatical form derived from the adjective kriitiline, meaning "critical." It is the translative plural form used to express a change of state or role, typically translating to "into critics" or "as critics" in English. The form is used when referring to multiple people or things taking on a critical role or being described as a group of critics.

Morphology and formation

In Estonian, adjectives decline to agree with nouns in number and case. The nominative plural of kriitiline is kriitilised. The translative plural, indicating a change of state, is kriitilisteks. This pattern follows the general rule that the translative case (-ks) can be applied to plural adjectives to denote becoming or acting in a certain capacity.

Usage

Kriitilisteks is used in contexts where a group is described as taking on the role of critics or becoming characterized as critics. It often appears with verbs like saama (to become), muutuma (to change), or as part of nominal predicates describing a shift in identity or function. For example, a sentence might express that a team or group has become critics of a project or issue.

Related terms

Kriitiline forms are connected to the noun kriitika (criticism) and the noun kriitik (critic). The translative plural kriitilisteks contrasts with the nominative plural kriitilised (the critical ones) and with other translative forms such as kriitiliseks (singular). Understanding this form helps with interpreting sentences that describe role shifts or categorical labeling in Estonian.

See also

Kriitika, kriitik, translatiiv.