emotsionaalses

Emotsionaalses is an inflected form of the Estonian adjective emotsionaalne, meaning “emotional.” In Estonian, adjectives change form to agree with the noun they modify, and emotsionaalses is used in specific grammatical contexts to convey an emotional quality of a noun.

Etymology and formation: the word emotsionaalses is built from the noun emotsioon (emotion) combined with the adjective suffix -aalne, yielding emotsionaalne (emotional). The inflected form emotsionaalses appears as part of the adjective’s paradigm when it fuses with different cases and numbers in a sentence.

Usage and examples: emotsionaalses typically occurs in phrases where the noun is described as being in an emotional state or related to emotion. Common contexts include psychology, literature, journalism, and everyday language. Examples include emotsionaalses seisundis, meaning “in an emotional state,” and emotsionaalses kontekstis, meaning “in an emotional context.” These usages help specify nuance beyond a plain descriptor, signaling mood, affect, or emotional content.

Relation to related terms: emotsionaalses is closely related to emotsioon (emotion) and emotsionaalne (emotional). The adverbial form is emotsionaalselt, and plural or other case forms of the adjective use different inflections consistent with Estonian grammar. In bilingual contexts, emotsionaalses is often translated as “emotional” in the sense of being connected to emotion.

See also: emotsioon; emotsionaalne; emotsionaalselt.