extensive; wide-ranging; large-scale; comprehensive; covering a large area, amount or range of things
Building blocks
ulatus- → from the noun ulatus (extent, scope, reach), which comes from the verb ulatuma (to reach, to extend)
-lik → adjective suffix meaning “having the quality of”
So literally ulatuslik means: “having (a big) reach”
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “ulatuslik” ⬇️
What to remember
Ulatuslik takes the same case and number as the noun it describes. Watch the partitive: it gets a double k → ulatuslikku.
Base forms: ulatuslik – ulatusliku – ulatuslikku
Example
Maja vajab ulatuslikku remonti
Literally: “House needs extensive renovation”
Idiomatically: “The house needs extensive renovation”
Maja - Noun - Nominative Singular: "house"
vajab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "needs"
ulatuslikku - Adjective - Partitive Singular: "extensive"
remonti - Noun - Partitive Singular: "renovation"