Englanninkielistä

Englanninkielistä is a Finnish adjective form meaning “English-language” or “in English.” It describes something that uses or relates to the English language, such as a text, film, or literary work. The word is formed by combining the language element English with the suffix -kielinen, which signals language association.

The term is used before a noun to indicate the language of that noun. For example, englanninkielinen kirja means an English-language book, and englanninkielistä kirjallisuutta refers to English-language literature. Like other Finnish adjectives, englanninkielinen agrees with the noun in number and case, and its inflected forms include englanninkielistä (partitive singular) as in Luen englanninkielistä sanomalehteä (I am reading an English-language newspaper).

In plural and other cases, forms include englanninkieliset (nominative plural, e.g., Englanninkieliset ihmiset – English-speaking people) and englanninkielisiä (partitive plural). The term is commonly used for texts, media, and speakers who use English as their language of communication. When referring to people, englanninkieliset generally means English-speaking individuals, whereas englantilainen is used for someone from England, illustrating the distinction between language and nationality.

See also: suomenkielinen, ruotsinkielinen, kaksikielinen. English-language materials and speakers are a standard contrast to Finnish-language (suomenkielinen) or Swedish-language (ruotsinkielinen) contexts, reflecting Finland’s multilingual traditions and the prominence of English as a global lingua franca.