tõhusate

Tõhusate is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective tõhus, meaning efficient or effective. This form appears in phrases where the adjective describes a plural noun in the genitive case, such as "tõhusate inimeste nimekiri" (the list of efficient people) or "tõhusate meetmete mõju" (the impact of efficient measures).

In Estonian grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number, case and, when relevant, gender. The genitive plural ending for adjectives that pair with genitive plural nouns is typically -ate, which yields tõhusate in these contexts. Therefore, tõhusate does not convey a standalone concept but serves as a grammatical form used to attribute the property of efficiency to a group or set expressed in the genitive.

Common usages include describing groups, measures, or characteristics associated with efficiency. Examples include "tõhusate inimeste nimekiri" and "tõhusate meetmete mõju." The form can be found in written and formal Estonian texts where adjectives modify plural nouns in the genitive case.

Related forms include the base adjective tõhus, the comparative tõhusam, and the superlative kõige tõhusam, as well as the noun tõhusus, which denotes efficiency or effectiveness. The word reflects a broader pattern in Estonian where adjectives derive their genitive plural endings to align with the grammatical role of the associated noun.