igapäevastest

Igapäevastest is Estonian for “from the everyday” or “of the everyday,” and it is the elative plural form of the adjective igapäevane (everyday, daily). In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case; when both are plural and the noun is in the elative, the adjective takes the form igapäevastest. This form is typically used with nouns in the elative plural to indicate origin, source, or scope related to daily life.

Etymology and form: igapäevane combines iga (every) and päev (day), yielding a meaning related to daily life. The elative plural suffix -stest marks movement from or out of something in plural contexts and is applied to adjectives to match a following noun in elative plural. Thus igapäevastest characterizes a set of items or topics considered as part of everyday life in that grammatical case.

Usage: Igapäevastest is commonly found in phrases describing topics, things, or activities tied to daily life. Examples include:

- Me rääkisime igapäevastest asjadest. (We talked about everyday things.)

- Ta kirjeldas igapäevastest rutiinidest. (He described daily routines.)

These constructions typically pair igapäevastest with a plural noun in the elative case, conveying scope or origin from daily life.

See also: Estonian grammar, adjective declension, elative case, genitive plural.