käändevormiga

käändevormiga is an Estonian grammatical term referring to a noun or pronoun that is in a declined case. Estonian is a highly inflected language, meaning that nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals change their endings (decline) to indicate their grammatical function within a sentence. These changes are determined by grammatical case.

There are 14 grammatical cases in Estonian, each with specific functions. For example, the nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence, while the genitive case indicates possession. When a noun or pronoun is in any of these cases other than the basic nominative form, it is considered to be in a käändevormiga. This contrasts with the basic, uninflected form of a noun or pronoun, which is in the nominative case and is often referred to as the dictionary form. Understanding käändevormiga is essential for comprehending Estonian sentence structure and meaning, as the case endings provide crucial information about relationships between words.