kõrgemasse

Kõrgemasse is an Estonian grammatical form. It is the illative singular form of the adjective kõrgem (the comparative form of kõrge, high). It is used to indicate movement toward or into something that is higher or at a higher level. As a word itself, kõrgemasse does not have an independent lexical meaning; its function is grammatical.

Formation and usage: The illative suffix -sse is attached to the stem kõrgem, producing kõrgemasse. This form is used before a noun in the illative case to express direction toward a higher place or level. Examples include: Ta läks kõrgemasse ruumi (He went into a higher room) and Me liigume kõrgemasse kohta (We are moving to a higher place). The form can also appear in more abstract or metaphorical contexts to convey ascent in degree or status, depending on the surrounding noun and sense.

Relation to other forms: Kõrgemasse is part of a broader pattern in Estonian where adjectives take the illative case to describe movement toward a target described by the following noun. It exemplifies how grammatical cases interact with adjective morphology to express spatial and figurative meaning without adding a separate lexical item.

See also: Estonian adjectives, illative case, comparative forms.