tingimuslikust

Tingimuslikust is an Estonian linguistic form associated with the adjective tingimuslik, which means “conditional.” In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number, and tingimuslikust is one of the inflected forms used when tingimuslik modifies a noun in a non-nominative case. This form commonly appears in contexts that indicate a relationship to the conditional, such as phrases meaning “of the conditional” or “from a conditional,” depending on the syntactic construction.

The term tingimuslik itself is derived from the word tingimus, meaning “condition,” with the suffix -lik to form the adjective “conditional.” In grammar discussions, the broader category is the conditional, including the conditional mood (tingimuslik kõneviis), which is used to express hypothetical or contingent events. The abstract notion of conditionality is captured by tingimuslikkus, while tingimuslikust, as a case-inflected form, appears in sentences describing or modifying nouns related to that concept.

In practice, tingimuslikust and related forms illustrate how Estonian adjectives adapt their endings to indicate grammatical function. The word family around tingimuslik covers both the descriptive sense of “conditional” and the grammatical notions of conditionality and conditional mood. See also tingimuslikkus and tingimuslik mood for broader context.