rahvusvahelised

Rahvusvahelised is Estonian an adjective meaning international, used to describe relations, entities, or phenomena that involve or pertain to more than one nation. The term is common in political, legal, economic, and academic language and often appears in discussions of cross-border affairs and cooperation.

Etymology and formation: Rahvusvaheline is formed from rahvus (nation) and the suffix -vaheline, which conveys relation to or involving nations. The form rahvusvahelised is the plural nominative of the adjective, used before plural nouns.

Usage and examples: Rahvusvahelised describes nouns in plural, for example: rahvusvahelised suhted (international relations), rahvusvahelised organisatsioonid (international organizations), rahvusvahelised lepingud (international treaties). In singular form, it is rahvusvaheline, as in rahvusvaheline õigus (international law) or rahvusvaheline koostöö (international cooperation). The adjective agrees with noun in number and case, so forms change in genitive, partitive, etc. Common collocations also include rahvusvahelised standardid, rahvusvahelised reglemendid, and rahvusvaheline mõõt.

Context and nuances: Rahvusvahelised typically emphasizes cross-border or inter-nation scope, as opposed to global in a broader sense. It is often used in diplomacy, international law, trade, and multinational institutions. In some contexts, synonyms like globaalsed or maailmavaated may be used, but rahvusvahelised specifically frames relations between nations or international bodies.

See also: rahvusvaheline õigus, rahvusvaheline koostöö, rahvusvahelised standardid.