kultuuriliseks

Kultuuriliseks is the translative singular form of the Estonian adjective kultuuriline, meaning “cultural.” In Estonian grammar, adjectives decline for case and number, and the translative case expresses a change of state or movement into a new 상태, roughly “becoming” or “turning into.” The form kultuuriliseks is used when describing a state into which someone or something is changing.

Formation and grammar: The translative suffix used with adjectives is -seks, and attaching it to kultuuriline yields kultuuriliseks. This form appears in predicative constructions, most commonly with verbs such as saama (to become) and muutuma (to change into). For example, ta sai kultuuriliseks (he became cultural), or ta soovib kultuuriliseks muutuda (he/she wants to become cultural).

Usage and nuance: Kultuuriliseks conveys a transition related to culture or cultural characteristics, rather than merely describing an existing quality. It is more likely to be found in formal, academic, or policy-oriented language than in everyday speech. The noun form kultuurilisus exists to express the quality of being cultural.

Related terms: The base adjective kultuuriline means “cultural.” The corresponding noun is kultuurilisus, “culturality” or “cultural nature.” The concept is part of Estonian grammatical categories, alongside the translatiiv (translative case) used to indicate changes of state.

Notes: As a grammatical form, kultuuriliseks does not stand alone as a lexical item; it functions within a sentence to express becoming or turning into something culturally oriented.