konstruktivne

Konstruktivne is the feminine plural form of the adjective konstruktivan, used in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian to describe something that is constructive, productive or aimed at improvement. It agrees with feminine plural nouns, for example konstruktivne ideje (constructive ideas), konstruktivne sugestije (constructive suggestions) and konstruktivne kritike (constructive criticisms).

Etymology and form: the word comes from the root konstruk- (construction) and the suffix -tivan, with standard Slavic adjective inflection. The same family includes forms such as konstruktivan (masculine singular), konstruktivna (feminine singular) and konstruktivno (neuter singular).

Usage: konstruktivne is commonly used to characterize comments, proposals, feedback, or actions that are meant to improve a situation and provide practical solutions rather than to harm or merely criticize. It is frequent in educational, professional, political and media contexts, where constructive discourse is valued.

Context and related terms: in philosophy and mathematics, parallel terms such as konstruktivna or konstruktivno appear in discussions of constructive approaches (e.g., konstruktivna matematika, konstruktivna logika), which emphasize explicit constructions and verifiable procedures. The word commonly collocates with phrases like konstruktivne kritike, konstruktivne sugestije, and konstruktivni prijedlozi.

See also: konstruktivan; konstruktivizam; konstrukcija.