individuaalses

Indivdualses is a form used in Estonian grammar. It represents the inessive singular form of the adjective individuaalne, which means “individual” or “personal.” This form is used to modify a noun in the inessive case, indicating that something occurs within an individual’s context or relates to the individual level.

In practice, you can encounter phrases such as individuaalses kontekstis (in an individual context) or individuaalses perspektiivis (from an individual perspective). The use of this form helps to shift focus from general or collective considerations to matters at the level of the person. It is common in social sciences, psychology, education, and discussions of personalization and privacy, where researchers and writers distinguish analyses at the individual level from group or population-level analyses.

Morphology and function: individuaalse is the base adjective form meaning “individual/personal,” and the ending -ses marks the inessive singular form when it modifies a noun in that case. As with most Estonian adjectives, it agrees with the noun it describes in number and case, so the exact ending can vary with grammatical position. The term is primarily a grammatical inflection rather than a separate lexical item.

See also: Estonian grammar, adjectives and case inflection, inessive case, individual-level analysis.