ebapiisav

Ebapiisav is an Estonian adjective meaning not fitting, not adequate, or improper for a given purpose or context. It describes actions, statements, or conditions that fail to meet required standards, expectations, or norms. The term is used in formal or semi-formal language to indicate that something is lacking in adequacy rather than simply being of poor quality.

In usage, ebapiisav can modify nouns such as käitumine (behavior), vastus (answer), lahendus (solution), or töö (work). Examples include ebapiisav käitumine, ebapiisav vastus, and ebapiisav lahendus. The word appears in education, media, law, and official communications to flag faults or inadequacies and to discuss whether procedures or results meet established requirements.

Origin and related terms: the prefix eb- marks negation, attached to a stem meaning “fit” or “adequate” in Estonian. Related words include sobiv (suitable) and sobimatu (inappropriate), which express the positive and negative poles of adequacy.

Notes: ebapiisav is typically used in evaluative or critical contexts but can be employed in neutral reporting when describing standards. It is not a moral judgment but a statement about sufficiency for a purpose. The form adapts to different cases in sentences, typically appearing before the noun it describes, with standard Estonian noun-adjective order.