kategoorilisel

Kategoorilisel on Estonian linguistic term used as an inflected form of the adjective kategooriline (categorical) or of the noun kategooria (category). In its common use it appears in phrases that express the idea of scope, level, or context related to a category. The form is most recognizable in scholarly language, where it helps to specify that a statement or analysis applies to a particular categorical level or framework.

Morphology and usage notes. Kategoorilisel is the adessive singular form derived from the stem kategooril- attached to the adessive ending -sel, and it is typically used with a following noun such as tasemel (level) to mean “on a categorical level.” The construction is frequent in logic, philosophy, linguistics, and social sciences, where distinctions between categories or classificatory schemes are important. It can appear in sentences that discuss methods, criteria, or results that are considered within a specific category-related perspective.

Examples. See a sample usage: See küsimus tuleb käsitleda kategoorilisel tasemel. Uuringu tulemusi tuleb tõlgendada kategoorilisel tasemel. These examples illustrate how kategoorilisel ties the statement to a particular categorical framework rather than a general level.

Relation to other terms. Kategooriline (categorical) as an adjective and kategooria (category) as a noun are closely connected. The adessive form kategoorilisel enables precise phrasing in academic Estonian, aligning with standard case-based noun and adjective inflection patterns.

See also. Estonian grammar, inflection, adessive case, kategooria, kategooriline.