industriaalsete

Industriaalsete is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective industriaalne, meaning industrial or relating to industry. It is used to describe nouns that refer to industry-related things in a way that requires the genitive case, typically in plural form and in formal, technical, or statistical contexts.

Grammatical note: industriaalsete is the plural genitive form of the adjective. It appears with plural nouns where the noun is in the genitive case, for example in phrases such as industriaalsete toodete eksport (the export of industrial products), industriaalsete ettevõtete konkurents (the competitiveness of industrial companies), and industriaalsete seadmete hind (the price of industrial equipment). In everyday speech, speakers may use the base form industriaalne with nouns in nominative or other cases.

Usage and context: the term is common in economics, policy writing, industry reports, and business journalism. It helps distinguish industrial-specific things from other categories, such as kütuste või mittetehniliste toodete seosed. The form reflects Estonian adjective inflection rules and demonstrates how adjectives agree with the case, number, and definiteness of the nouns they modify.

Etymology: industriaalne derives from the international root industr-, linked to the word industry, and is adapted into Estonian spelling and morphology. The plural genitive form industriaalsete appears in many technical or formal expressions that discuss multiple industrial items, firms, or activities.