sõjalisi

Sõjalisi is an Estonian adjective form meaning military or war-related. It is derived from the noun sõda (war) and the adjectival suffix -line, with the base form sõjaline meaning military. The word appears in various inflected forms to agree with the noun it describes.

In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Sõjaline has several forms, including sõjalised for the nominative plural (military), and sõjalisi for the partitive plural, used when the noun is in the partitive case. For example, sõjalised konfliktid means “military conflicts,” while sõjalisi konflikte means “military conflicts” in the partitive context, such as when indicating an unspecified amount of conflicts.

Common contexts for sõjalisi include references to defense, armed forces, warfare, and related activities. Typical phrases include sõjalised jõud (military forces), sõjalised operatsioonid (military operations), and sõjalisi konflikte (military conflicts). The term is widely used in news, academic writing, and official language to describe aspects connected to warfare or army-specific considerations.

See also: sõjavägi (the army), sõda (war), sõjaline (military-related as a base adjective). The word reflects the Estonian tendency to form precise, case-sensitive adjectives that modify nouns to convey military or war-related meaning in a neutral, descriptive manner.