argumentatiivses

Argumentatiivses is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective argumentatiivne, which means argumentative or relating to arguments. In Estonian, adjectives decline for case and number, and argumentatiivses is the inessive singular form. It is used before a noun in the inessive case to express meanings like “in an argumentative …” or “in the argumentative context of ….”

Common usage and examples

Argumentatiivses arutelus (in an argumentative discussion)

Argumentatiivses tekstis (in an argumentative text)

Argumentatiivses stiilis (in an argumentative style)

As a modifier, argumentatiivses does not stand alone; it depends on the noun it accompanies and on the grammatical case of that noun. The form is most typical in descriptive, analytical, or scholarly writing where the author characterizes the argumentative nature or context of discourse, writing, or style.

Etymology and morphology

The word is formed from the base adjective argumentatiivne plus the standard Estonian inessive ending -ses. This pattern reflects how Estonian adjectives agree with the case and number of the noun they modify.

Notes

- The exact ending changes with different cases and numbers, as with other Estonian adjectives.

- The term is primarily a grammatical form; its practical meaning derives from the base adjective argumentatiivne and the noun it modifies.

See also

Estonian grammar; Adjectives; Inessive case.