tõenäolisemad

Tõenäolisemad is an Estonian adjective used to describe something that is more likely or probable when comparing several options or outcomes. It is the plural nominative form of the comparative adjective tõenäolisem, which itself comes from the positive adjective tõenäoline (likely, probable).

In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. The base form tõenäoline becomes tõenäolisem for the comparative degree, and when it modifies a plural noun, the form is tõenäolisemad (plural nominative). This form is used to indicate that several items are comparatively more probable than others.

Usage: It is used to compare probabilities in everyday language, journalism, statistics, and analysis. For example: "Need valikud on tõenäolisemad kui teised." (Those options are more probable than the others.) "Kõige tõenäolisemad variandid" expresses the most probable options, typically preceded by kõige.

Etymology: The word is formed from the noun tõenäosus (probability) with the common Estonian adjective suffix and the comparative suffix, yielding tõenäolisem; the plural nominative is tõenäolisemad.

See also: tõenäoline, tõenäosus, tõenäolisus. These related terms cover the base meaning of likelihood and probability, as well as the noun form from which tõenäolisem is derived.