Kõrgemates

Kõrgemates is an Estonian grammatical form of the adjective kõrgem, meaning higher or taller. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. Kõrgemates is the plural inessive form, typically placed before a plural noun to mean “in higher places” or “in more elevated locations.”

The form is used in descriptive or narrative contexts to indicate location or positioning in elevation or level. It often appears with plural nouns, for example in phrases like kõrgemates kohtades (in higher places), kõrgemates linnades (in higher/elevated cities), or kõrgemates mägedes (in higher mountains). The word itself does not stand alone as a noun; it functions as an adjective in its declined form.

Examples:

- Kõrgemates kohtades on õhk õhem. (In higher places the air is thinner.)

- Meie tee viis meid kõrgemates linnades, kus arhitektuur on ajalooline. (Our road took us to higher cities where the architecture is historic.)

Notes:

- Kõrgemates is one of several plural inessive forms of Estonian adjectives formed from the comparative kõrgem. Other forms exist for different cases and numbers.

- The term is primarily a grammatical description and is not a proper noun or a standalone concept outside of its role in modifying nouns.

In sum, kõrgemates is a specific inflected form used to express “in higher places” in Estonian, reflecting the language’s system of adjective agreement and case marking.