Mehhaanilisel

Mehhaanilisel is the adessive singular form of the Estonian adjective mehhaaniline, meaning mechanical. It is used to describe actions, processes, or bases that relate to mechanics or operate in a mechanical manner. In Estonian, adjectives inflect for case and number, so mehhaaniline becomes mehhaanilisel when used with a noun in the adessive case, as in phrases that express manner or basis.

Etymology and usage context

Mehhaaniline stems from mehaanika, the field of mechanics, and is common in technical, scientific, and engineering language. The adessive form mehhaanilisel appears in phrases that convey “in a mechanical way,” “on a mechanical basis,” or “at a mechanical level.” It is typically found in formal or specialized texts, though it can occur in everyday language when a precise mechanical sense is intended.

Common phrases

- mehhaanilisel viisil = in a mechanical manner

- mehhaanilisel tasandil = on a mechanical level

- mehhaanilisel alusel = on a mechanical basis

These constructions pair the adjective with nouns in the adessive case to specify how something is done or what criterion is being cited.

Examples

- Seadme töötab mehhaanilisel viisil. (The device operates in a mechanical manner.)

- Uurimus on tehtud mehhaanilisel alusel. (The study was conducted on a mechanical basis.)

- Kood ja süsteemid on arendatud mehhaanilisel tasandil, mitte ainult teoreetiliselt. (The code and systems were developed on a mechanical level, not only theoretically.)

See also

Estonian grammar, Estonian adjectives, mehaanika. Notes on usage emphasize that mehhaanilisel is a formal, technical form appropriate for engineering and scientific contexts.