kõrvalasuvate

Kõrvalasuvate is an Estonian grammatical form, specifically the genitive plural form of the adjective or participle kõrv alasuv, which means "located at the side" or "lateral." It is used to modify a noun in a noun phrase when the noun itself is in genitive plural, indicating that multiple objects are situated to the side of something else.

Etymology and morphology: The form is built from the prefix kõrval- meaning "to the side" combined with the verb root or participial stem asuv, meaning "located" or "being located." In Estonian, adjectives and participles agree with the noun they modify in case and number, so kõrvalasuvate appears in the genitive plural to align with a noun such as majade (houses) in genitive plural. An example construction is kõrvalasuvate majade fassaadid, meaning “the facades of the side-located houses.”

Usage: Kõrvalasuvate typically appears in descriptive or technical prose, including architecture, urban planning, geography, and historical texts, where relative positioning is important. It serves as an attributive modifier and is usually placed before the noun it describes, with the entire noun phrase agreeing in case and number. In everyday speech, more common or simpler alternatives may be used, but kõrvalasuvate can appear in precise or formal contexts.

Notes: It is a derived form rather than a standalone lexical item, illustrating how Estonian forms adjective-like participles to express spatial relationships. The form highlights how prefixes and participial stems combine to convey location relative to another element in discourse.

See also: Estonian grammar, Estonian adjectives and participles, Estonian noun phrases, genitive case in Estonian.