tänased

Tänased is an Estonian adjective meaning current or present-day, and it is used to describe plural nouns in the present period. It is the nominative plural form of tänane, which itself comes from täna, meaning today. The word appears in journalism, media, and everyday speech to indicate that something belongs to the current day or time frame. For example, tänased uudised translates to today’s news, and tänased ilmad to today’s weather.

In use, tänased functions like other Estonian adjectives: it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. The basic form tänane is used for singular nouns (for example, tänane ilm = today’s weather), while tänased is used with plural nouns in the nominative case. Other cases and numbers require the corresponding inflected forms of the adjective.

Tänased is commonly encountered in news headlines, event descriptions, and comparisons that emphasize the present-day nature of something. It is closely related to täna (today) and to other adjectives such as praegune and käesolev, which also convey notions of current time or present circumstances.

See also

- täna

- praegune

- käesolev

Notes

- Tänased is specifically a plural form; the corresponding singular form is tänane.

- The term is neutral and widely used across formal and informal Estonian.