Kõveratel

Kõveratel is the Estonian adessive plural form of the noun kõver, meaning a curve or bend. It is used to indicate location on curved features, most commonly on roads, tracks, or other curved surfaces. The form is created from the stem kõver together with the plural adessive suffix -atel, and it conveys the sense of “on the curves” or “at the bends” without requiring a separate preposition.

Grammatical role and usage. In Estonian, the adessive case expresses location, and its plural form rozpresents multiple curved features. Kõveratel is often seen in descriptive writing, travel narratives, and road- or geography-related text. It can appear in phrases where a head noun is supplied by the context, for example in a construction such as kõveratel teedel, meaning “on curved roads,” or kõveratel lõikudel, meaning “on curved sections.” The genitive pluralKõverate, by contrast, would mean “of curves,” not the location itself.

Examples. Kõveratel teedel tuleb sõita ettevaatlikult. This translates roughly to “On curved roads one must drive carefully.” Auto kulges ohutult kõveratel teedel, illustrating the use of the form to describe movement on bends.

See also. Kõver (curve), teed (roads), lõik (section).