Suurenevaid

Suurenevaid is an Estonian word form used to express ongoing growth or increase. It represents the present active participle in its partitive plural form, functioning like an adjective that describes something that is becoming larger or more extensive.

In usage, suurenevaid typically describes trends, quantities, or conditions that are rising over time. It is commonly found in formal or technical writing, such as statistical reports, journalism, and policy analyses, where a dynamic or unfolding process is being discussed. The form is usually attached to a noun in the partitive case to indicate that the described increase applies to an indefinite or partial quantity.

A characteristic feature of suurenevaid is its ability to convey progression without specifying a definite endpoint. For example, phrases like suurenevaid riske or suurenevaid kulusid illustrate increasing risks or costs, while suurenevaid näitajaid can refer to rising indicators in a dataset. The form is flexible in agreement with the noun it modifies, aligning with gender, number, and case as required by Estonian grammar.

Etymology traces suurenevaid to the Estonian verb stem suurene-, which conveys the sense of becoming larger or increasing. It is related to other participial forms such as suurenev (present active participle in singular) and suurenevad (finite verb form).

See also: suurenev, suurenevad.