heatahtlikku

Heatahtlikku is an Estonian adjective form meaning benevolent, well-meaning, or good-natured. It is the partitive singular form of the base adjective heatahtlik, which combines hea (good) and tahtlik (willing, intentional) to describe a person, action, or attitude that is guided by goodwill toward others.

In usage, heatahtlikku describes something done with kind intentions or a disposition oriented toward helping others. It can refer to people who act with kindness, or to actions and offers carried out in a benevolent spirit. The form appears when the associated noun is in the partitive or in syntactic constructions that require the partitive case. For example, phrases like ta andis heatahtlikku abi (they offered benevolent help) or ettevõte näitas heatahtlikku suhtumist (the company showed a benevolent attitude) illustrate the common context.

Grammatically, heatahtlikku is one of several inflected forms of the adjective. The nominative singular masculine is heatahtlik; the genitive is heatahtliku; the partitive is heatahtlikku. The term is frequently used in formal, neutral, or descriptive prose and can carry a tone of measured praise when describing positive intentions.

Translations in English include benevolent, well-meaning, and good-natured. Related Estonian terms include lahke (kind) and südametunnistuslike undertakings that emphasize moral goodwill. Overall, heatahtlikku conveys the sense of goodwill guiding actions or attitudes toward others.