datiivse

Datiivse is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective datiivne, meaning “dative.” It is used to describe nouns related to or characterized by the dative case. The term appears in linguistic and grammatical descriptions to label dative phenomena in Estonian.

In Estonian grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case, number, and other grammatical categories. The form datiivse is one inflected variant of the adjective datiivne, used before a noun that is in a genitive singular form in order to describe its relation to the dative. For example, in phrases such as datiivse nimega, the adjective datiivne takes the ending that corresponds to the genitive singular noun nime (name). Such constructions are common in linguistic explanations and descriptive text about grammar.

The dative (datiiv) itself is a grammatical case used to mark the recipient of an action, the direction toward something, or beneficiary roles in Estonian. The adjective datiivne provides a way to label or discuss dative-related properties within grammatical descriptions, typifying how Estonian adjectives inflect to align with the case and form of the nouns they describe.

See also: Estonian grammar, dative case, adjective inflection in Estonian.