Alkuperäisessä

Alkuperäisessä is a Finnish adjective form meaning "in the original" or "in the original form/language." It is the inessive singular form of the adjective alkuperäinen, used to indicate that something remains in its original state rather than being translated, adapted, or otherwise changed. The word is formed from the root alkuperä- (origin) with the adjectival suffix -inen and the inessive ending -ssä, yielding alkuperäisessä.

Usage is common in contexts such as film, literature, publishing, and linguistic discussion, where it helps distinguish the unaltered source from translations or adaptations. For example, elokuva esitetään alkuperäisessä versiossa means “the film is shown in its original version,” and teksti on julkaistu alkuperäisessä kielessä means “the text has been published in the original language.” The expression is frequently paired with nouns like kielessä (in the language) or muodossa (in the form) to specify the desired sense.

Notes on meaning and scope indicate that alkuperäisessä is not a proper noun and does not refer to a specific work by itself. Instead, it functions grammatically to describe state or language in relation to the original source, and it can appear in a variety of collocations depending on what is being described as original.

See also: alkuperäinen, kieli, versio.