Kujulisele

Kujulisele is a term that can appear in discussions of Estonian grammar as the allative singular inflection of the adjective kujuline, meaning “shape-related” or “in the form of.” In such usage, kujulisele would be encountered only within a larger noun phrase that is marked for the allative case, illustrating how adjectives can participate in inflection patterns tied to the noun they modify in theoretical descriptions or linguistic analyses.

Etymology and forms

The root suggests a connection to form or shape, drawn from the Estonian stem related to form-words such as kuju or kujundus, combined with the adjective-forming suffix kujuline. The allative ending -le signals direction toward or toward the object in a broad sense and, in grammatical descriptions, helps show how adjectives can align with case-marked noun phrases in Estonian syntax.

Usage

Kujulisele is not a common everyday form in ordinary speech but may appear in grammatical explanations, linguistic corpora, or scholarly discussions about Estonian inflection and agreement. It serves as an illustrative example of how adjectives can be analyzed for case agreement in theoretical frameworks and can help learners understand the relationship between adjectives and case endings in Estonian.

Related concepts

See also Estonian language, Estonian grammar, Adjective inflection, Allative case.

Note

Estonian adjective inflection is complex and context-dependent. The form kujulisele is primarily of interest to those studying grammatical theory and is not a frequent element of standard conversational Estonian.