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kasuliku

Kasuliku is an inflected form of the Estonian adjective kasulik, which means useful. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number, and kasulik takes different endings to fit those grammatical contexts. Kasuliku is most commonly seen before nouns in contexts where the noun is in a genitive or an associated case, shaping phrases such as kasuliku mõju or kasuliku omaduse.

Usage and examples

Kasuliku typically functions to describe or qualify a noun in a phrase, signaling that the property or

Relationship to other forms

Kasuliku is not a separate word with independent meaning; rather, it is a grammatical form of kasulik.

Overview

Kasuliku illustrates how Estonian adjectives flex to match case, providing a way to express possessive or relational

quality
being
referred
to
is
useful.
Examples
include
kasuliku
mõju
(the
effect
of
usefulness)
and
kasuliku
omaduse
(the
useful
property).
The
form
is
one
of
several
inflected
endings
that
Estonian
adjectives
use
to
align
with
their
head
nouns.
It
appears
in
standard
Estonian
text
as
part
of
normal
adjective
inflection
and
is
encountered
across
various
registers,
from
everyday
speech
to
formal
writing.
nuances
without
altering
the
core
meaning
of
the
adjective.
It
is
a
routine
element
of
Estonian
grammar
and
appears
in
a
range
of
syntactic
constructions.