Täpsete

täpsete is an Estonian grammatical form of the adjective täpne, meaning precise or exact. In standard Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case; täpsete is the form that appears with certain plural nouns in specific cases, most commonly the genitive plural and the partitive plural. Consequently, it is frequently encountered in formal and technical phrasing to describe data, measurements, or descriptions that are described as precise. For example, täpsete andmete kogumine means “the collection of precise data”; täpsete näidete esitamine means “presentation of precise examples.” Because Estonian adjectives decline across multiple cases, the exact function of täpsete depends on the noun it modifies and the syntactic role of the noun phrase within the sentence.

The form is not a standalone word with a separate meaning; it is derived from täpne via standard adjective inflection. It is common in scientific, academic, and journalistic registers where precision is emphasized. Etymologically, it comes from the root täp-, related to “täpne” and “täpsus” (precision). See also Estonian grammar; adjective declension; case system.