Tüüpilised

Tüüpilised is an Estonian adjective meaning typical or characteristic, and it appears in its plural nominative form to modify plural nouns. It is used to refer to features, patterns, or examples that are representative of a group.

In Estonian grammar, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case. Therefore tüüpilised takes the appropriate ending to match the noun it describes, such as in phrases like tüüpilised omadused (typical properties) or tüüpilised juhud (typical cases). The word is commonly used across everyday language as well as in scientific, medical, and social research contexts to point to expected or representative elements within a category.

Usage and contexts include describing common symptoms in medicine, typical behavioral patterns in psychology, or standard data patterns in statistics. It helps distinguish what is representative from what is atypical or unusual within a set. In comparative or descriptive writing, authors may contrast tüüpilised features with atypical ones to highlight variation or boundary cases.

Related terms include tüüp (type), tüüpiline (the base form meaning typical), and tüüpilisus (typicality). The concept is widely understood in Estonian-language texts as a way to summarize or categorize what is most likely to be observed in a given group or situation.

Example: Tüüpilised sümptomid hõlmavad kerget palavikku ja köha. This sentence illustrates how the word is used to convey that certain symptoms are representative of a condition.

See also: tüüp, tüüpiline, tüüpilisus.