Regulaarsed

Regulaarsed is an Estonian term that primarily functions as the plural form of the adjective regulaarne, meaning regular or recurring. In everyday language it describes people or events that occur with consistency, such as regulaarsed külastajad (regular visitors) or regulaarsed kliendid (regular customers). When used as a noun, the word can refer to the people who participate regularly in a given activity, i.e., the regulars.

The form regulaarsed is built from the stem regulaar- with the Estonian plural ending -sed, and the accompanying noun it modifies determines gender and number agreement. The singular forms are regulaarne or regulaarne, depending on the noun it describes, while the plural form regulaarsed aligns with plural nouns in context.

In written Estonian, regulaarsed appears frequently in journalism, administration, and organizational contexts to indicate recurring participants or supporters. It can also function as a proper noun when used as the name of a group, club, or project, in which case it is capitalized.

Etymology and usage notes: regulaarsed derives from regulaarne (regular) and follows standard Estonian morphology for adjectives and their plural forms. The precise sense is contextual and may vary across domains—from casual speech to formal writing, where it often signals stability, consistency, or ongoing attendance.