tüüpilisteks

Tüüpilisteks is an Estonian grammatical form—the translative plural of the adjective tüüpiline, meaning "typical." It denotes transformation into or designation as representative of a group. It is primarily found in formal or descriptive writing, such as linguistics, sociology, ethnology, and academic analysis, where researchers refer to items that serve as representative examples.

Morphology: The translatiivse mitmuse vorm is formed by taking the genitive plural stem of the adjective (tüüpiliste) and adding the translative suffix -ks, producing tüüüpilisteks. The singular translative form is tüüpiliseks, and the genitive singular is tüüpilise. In usage, tüüüpilisteks appears with nouns in plural, as in phrases like tüüüpilisteks näideteks ("as typical examples") or tüüüpilisteks juhtumiteks ("as typical cases").

Examples: For instance: "Need juhtumid võivad muutuda tüüpilisteks näideteks." or "Nad said tüüpilisteks näideteks uurimuses." These illustrate how the form marks the role of items as representative of a class.

Notes: The form is distinct from tüüüpiliste (genitive plural), which means "of the typical ones" rather than "as the typical ones." It is most common in written Estonian and in technical or academic contexts. For singular references, use tüüpiliseks instead.

See also: Estonian grammar; Translative case; Adjective declension.