järgmiste

Järgmiste is an Estonian adjective meaning the following or subsequent. It is the genitive plural form of the adjective järgmine, and it is used to modify a noun that is in the genitive plural, typically in phrases referring to items that come after the present ones. For example, in the phrase määrus or context that speaks about upcoming items, you may encounter järgmiste päevade jooksul, meaning during the following days, or järgmiste sündmuste ajakava, meaning the schedule of the following events.

Grammatically, järgmine declines like other Estonian adjectives. The base form is järgmine; the nominative plural is järgmised, while the genitive plural is järgmiste. The genitive singular form is järgmise. This system of forms allows the word to agree with the noun it modifies in number and case, as in järgmised päevad (the following days) or järgmiste päevade (of the following days).

In usage, järgmiste is common in formal or written Estonian, particularly in enumerations, instructions, reports, or any context that references upcoming items or events. It conveys a sense of sequence and temporality, similar to “next” or “subsequent” in English, and is often found in legal, academic, or administrative prose.

Etymology traces järgmine to the Estonian root järg-, meaning to follow, with the standard adjective suffixes added to form a word that designates items that come after others. The term therefore functions as a standard part of Estonian grammar for expressing order and progression.