huvitavat

Huvitavat is an Estonian adjective meaning "interesting" or "fascinating." It is the partitive singular form of huvitav and is used to describe a noun in the partitive case, as in huvitavat videot ("an interesting video") or huvitavat infot ("interesting information"). The base form huvitav is used for nominative positions.

Etymology: The adjective huvitav derives from the noun huvi, meaning interest or amusement, with the -vat participial suffix that yields an attributive meaning of "that arouses interest." The word thus reflects the sense of provoking curiosity or attention.

Usage: Huvitavat describes things, topics, events, or objects that engage attention or curiosity. It is common in everyday speech, journalism, and cultural discourse. Typical constructions include huvitav teema ("an interesting topic") or huvitavat infot ("interesting information"). The form also appears in various cases, with the partitive huvitavat used when the noun is in the partitive, as in ma kuulasin huvitavat juttu ("I listened to an interesting piece").

Grammar notes: As an adjective, huvitav declines to agree with the noun in number and case. The partitive singular form is huvitavat, while the nominative singular form is huvitav. Related noun forms include huvi ("interest") and huvitus ("interest, curiosity").

See also: huvi, huvitus.