Regulaarsele

Regulaarsele is an Estonian grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry. It represents the allative singular form of the adjective regulaarne, which means regular or routine. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the case of the noun they modify, and the allative case is used to indicate direction toward something, commonly translated as “to the …” in English. Therefore regulaarsele appears in phrases where the noun is in the allative case, with the adjective taking the corresponding allative ending.

In practical use, regulaarsele typically occurs before a noun in allative constructions. For example, regulaarsele kasutajale means “to the regular user,” and regulaarsele kliendile can mean “to the regular customer.” These forms are part of standard Estonian grammar and illustrate how adjectives inflect to match the case of their accompanying noun.

Etymology-wise, regulaarne derives from the Latin regularis through common European linguistic pathways, and its Estonian inflected forms, including regulaarsele, follow established patterns for adjectives in the language. As with other inflected forms, regulaarsele is not a separate word with a standalone meaning; its meaning is derived from regulaarne and the allative case used in the surrounding noun phrase.

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