Lühikesed

Lühikesed is the Estonian plural nominative form of the adjective lühike, meaning "short." It is used to describe plural nouns in everyday language and in written text. As Estonian adjectives, lühikesed agree with the noun in number and case, but not in gender, since Estonian has no grammatical gender.

In usage, lühikesed typically describes physical length or duration when applied to plural nouns. For example, lühikesed püksid means "short pants" or "shorts," and lühikesed laused means "short sentences." The form can also describe non-tphysical brevity, such as lühikesed lõigud (short sections) or lühikesed jutustused (short stories), depending on the context.

The word is most commonly encountered as part of a noun phrase rather than as a standalone term. It functions as a normal attributive adjective that precedes the noun it modifies, though it can appear after a demonstrative or determiner in a sentence, still agreeing in number with the noun.

Related forms include the singular lühike for singular nouns and other Estonian adjectives with similar plural endings, such as pikk (long) → pikad (long, plural). Lühikesed thus represents a standard example of Estonian adjective inflection in the plural nominative form.

See also: Estonian grammar, adjectives, noun-adjective agreement.