Häpeällisenä

häpeällisenä is the essive form of the Finnish adjective häpeällinen, meaning "shameful" or "disgraceful." As an essive, häpeällisenä is used to express "as a shameful [thing/person/act]" in predicative constructions or when describing a role or state attributed to something at a given time. It is not an adverb; the adverbial counterpart is häpeällisesti.

Usage and grammar notes:

- Häpeällisenä typically appears with nouns in essive constructions such as esimerkkinä (as an example) or tekona (as an act), for example: Tapahtuma oli häpeällisenä esimerkkinä siitä, miten ei pitäisi toimia, or Teko nähtiin häpeällisenä tekona.

- The term signals a value judgement and is common in journalism, criticism, and formal writing. In everyday speech speakers may opt for looser expressions or use the adverb häpeällisesti to describe manner rather than classification.

Context and nuance:

- Häpeällisenä emphasizes that something is reprehensible or morally indefensible in the speaker’s view. It carries a strong evaluative charge and is more emphatic than neutral descriptors.

- For neutral reporting or description, speakers might prefer less loaded phrasing or use other forms such as häpeälliseksi to indicate becoming or transforming into something shameful, or häpeällisesti when describing the manner of action.

Related terms:

- häpeällinen (adjective)

- häpeällisesti (adverb)

- häpeä (nouns related to shame)

In summary, häpeällisenä is used to cast a thing or action as shameful in predicative, essive constructions, reflecting a strong evaluative stance within formal or critical Finnish.