Critiikkiä

Critiikkiä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun kritiikki, meaning criticism or critique. In Finnish grammar, the partitive case is used for indefinite quantities and for objects of certain verbs and expressions, including those describing giving or receiving feedback. Therefore, kritiikkiä commonly appears as the object in sentences such as "Hän sai kritiikkiä arvostelussa" (He received criticism in the review) or "Kirjoittaja sai kritiikkiä" (The writer received criticism). More broadly, it can refer to the body of critical commentary surrounding a work or argument.

Etymology: Kritiikki derives from the Swedish kritik and ultimately from the French critique and Latin criticus, tracing back to the Greek kritikos. The partitive form kritiikkiä reflects Finnish inflection and usage patterns.

Usage and scope: In Finnish, kritiikkiä is primarily a grammatical form rather than a separate concept; it marks criticism as an object of the verb. In practice, discussions of arts, literature, and film often describe "criticism" or kritiikki as a practice, with kritiikkiä appearing in clauses that discuss the reception or amount of criticism directed at a work.

See also: Kritiikki; Kirjallisuuskritiikki; Elokuvakritiikki; Arvio; Kritiikintutkimus.