võrdlevates
Võrdlevates is a grammatical form in Estonian, the inessive plural form of the adjective võrdlev, meaning "comparative" or "relational." It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the inessive case, typically in contexts describing conditions or situations in which comparisons are made. The form derives from the root võrdlev and follows standard Estonian adjective inflection patterns, which require agreement with the noun in number and case.
In usage, võrdlevates appears most often in academic, descriptive, or comparative prose. For example, in a sentence
The meaning conferred by this form is strictly grammatical: it marks the adjective as modifying a plural
See also: Estonian adjective inflection, Estonian grammar, comparative degree, võrdlus.