creative, imaginative, thinking and acting creatively
Building blocks
looming- - creation
-line - an adjective-forming ending
It’s derived from the verb “looma” (to create):
Verb: looma (to create)
Noun: looming (creation) [verb + suffix -ing]
Adjective: loominguline (creative) [noun + u + suffix -line]
How to use it:
Describing art/literature/design:
“See maal on väga loominguline ja väljendusrikas.” (This painting is very creative and expressive.)
Innovative Solutions:
“Meeskond leidis loomingulise lahenduse keerulisele probleemile.” (The team found a creative solution to a complex problem.)
Creative Thinking:
“Ta on väga loominguline inimene ja leiab alati uusi viise asjade tegemiseks.” (He is a very creative person and always finds new ways of doing things.)
Educational Activities:
“Lapsed naudivad loomingulisi tegevusi.” (Children enjoy creative activities.)
Examples
On aeg päästa valla oma loominguline vägi
Literally: “It’s time to unleash your creative power”
On - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "It is"
aeg - Noun - Nominative Sg, "time"
päästa valla - Compound verb - da-Infinitive, "to unleash"
oma - Pronoun - Genitive Sg, "your"
loominguline - Adjective - Nominative Sg, "creative"
vägi - Noun - Nominative Sg, "power"
Loomingulises valdkonnas on sissetulekud alati olnud pigem väikesed
Literally: “Creative-in field-in have incomes always been rather small”
Idiomatically: “In the creative field, incomes have always been rather small.”
Loomingulises - Adjective - Inessive Sg, "Creative-in"
valdkonnas - Noun - Inessive Sg, "field-in"
on [olnud] - Verb - 3P Past Perfect Sg, "have [been]"
sissetulekud - Noun - Nominative Pl, "incomes"
alati - Adverb - Indeclineable, "always"
[on] olnud - Verb - 3P Past Perfect Sg, "[on] olnud"
pigem - Adverb - Indeclineable, "rather"
väikesed - Adjective - Nominative Pl, "small"