Esimerkillisestä

Esimerkillisestä is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective esimerkillinen, which means exemplary, model, or commendable. Esimerkillinen describes qualities or actions that can serve as a good example to others, often implying high moral or professional standards. The word is commonly used to praise conduct, work, performance, or character.

Etymology and forms: Esimerkillinen is built from the noun esimerkki (example) with the suffix -llinen, yielding “characterized by being an example” or simply “exemplary.” The form esimerkillisestä is the elative singular, used with expressions of movement from or about something: esimerkillisestä käytöksestä (from exemplary behavior). Other grammatical forms include esimerkillisen (genitive singular) and esimerkillistä (partitive singular). The adverbial form esimerkillisesti describes doing something in an exemplary manner.

Usage: Esimerkillinen describes tangible qualities or conduct that others should imitate. It is common in praising statements, official commendations, and media reports about exemplary actions. For example: Esimerkillisestä käytöksestä hän sai kiitosta. Toiminta oli esimerkillistä. The adverb esimerkillisesti is used when describing how an action was performed.

Related terms: esimerkki (example), mallikas (model/commendable), esimerkillisyyden idea (the idea of exemplary conduct). While esimerkillinen emphasizes the quality itself, the tone can range from neutral description to praise depending on context.

Summary: Esimerkillisestä is a key inflected form used to refer to exemplary conduct or effects in the elative case, reflecting Finnish morphology that ties behavior to being a good model for others.