Teaduslikudes

Teaduslikudes is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective teaduslik, meaning “scientific.” In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and teaduslikudes appears when the noun is plural and the surrounding context requires a particular case that indicates location or context. The form is most commonly encountered in formal or academic writing.

Usage of teaduslikudes is primarily in phrases that describe situational or contextual aspects related to science. It may occur in discussions about scholarly communities, publications, or disciplines, where the adjective needs to align with a plural noun within a specific grammatical case. While эта form appears in legitimate usage, it is less frequent in everyday speech, where other, more common forms (such as teaduslikud or teaduslikes) might be used depending on the noun and case.

The existence of this form illustrates Estonian’s rich system of adjective declension, where endings signal both number and case. Learners of Estonian should be aware that multiple inflected forms of teaduslik can appear, and the exact ending depends on the noun it modifies and the grammatical role within the sentence. In practice, editors and linguists may discuss such forms when describing syntax, morphology, or stylistic variation in academic Estonian.

See also: Estonian grammar, Adjective declension, Case system, Language and linguistics.