Esimerkki

Esimerkki is a Finnish noun meaning an instance or illustration used to clarify a statement, rule, or concept. It is commonly used in education, discussion, and writing to provide a concrete case that helps the reader or listener understand abstract information. The word can be used with phrases such as “tässä on esimerkki” (here is an example) or “esimerkkinä voidaan ottaa …” (as an example, one can take …).

Etymology and related terms: Esimerkki is a native Finnish word that has been shaped under the influence of Swedish, whose word exemp el meaning “example.” The Finnish form “esimerkki” has developed through normal Finnish word-formation processes and is used across registers, from formal writing to everyday speech.

Grammar and inflection: Esimerkki declines as a regular Finnish noun. Nominative singular is esimerkki; genitive esimerkin; partitive esimerkkiä. Plural nominative is esimerkit; genitive plural esimerkkien; partitive plural esimerkkejä. The word also takes essive and translative forms in set phrases: esimerkkinä (as an example) and esimerkiksi (as an example in a hypothetical or comparative sense). Other common cases include inessive esimerkissä and elative esimerkistä.

Usage notes: Esimerkki is versatile in both formal and informal Finnish. It is frequently paired with adjectives such as “hyvin” or “tyypillinen” to describe the strength or type of illustration, for example “hyvin valittu esimerkki” or “tyypillinen esimerkki.” In instructional and argumentative writing, “esimerkkinä” introduces a concrete case to support a point.

See also: translations in other languages include English “example,” Swedish “exempel.” The term is part of everyday Finnish vocabulary and technical writing alike.