õiglasema

Õiglasema is a grammatical form in Estonian used with the comparative degree of the adjective derived from õiglane (fair, just). It is not a separate lexical item with independent meaning, but the genitive singular form of the comparative adjective õiglasem, which expresses a higher degree of fairness.

In Estonian, adjectives decline to reflect case, number, and definiteness. The base comparative is õiglasem (a more just, fair). When declined for different grammatical cases, õiglasem becomes õiglasema in the genitive singular, and its other inflected forms follow standard patterns for adjectives. For example, nominative singular is õiglasem, genitive singular is õiglasema, partitive singular is õiglasemat, nominative plural is õiglasemad, genitive plural is õiglasemate, and partitive plural is õiglasemaid. These forms allow the comparative to modify nouns across cases, or to appear with a noun in a phrase such as väärindus: õiglasema lahenduse (a more just solution).

Usage notes:

- Õiglasema typically appears before a noun (as a modifier) and agrees with the noun in case and number.

- It is commonly used in formal or written Estonian to compare fairness or justice between options, decisions, or actions.

Relation to related terms:

- Õiglane refers to a person who is fair; õigluse is the noun for justice.

- Õiglasem is the base comparative, and õiglasema is its genitive singular form used in phrases involving a noun in genitive.

Overall, õiglasema functions as part of the standard Estonian adjective system, enabling comparison of fairness within noun phrases.