Keskeisellä

Keskeisellä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective keskeinen, which means central, key, or essential. In use, keskeinen describes a noun, and the adessive form keskeisellä indicates location or manner in relation to that noun, often translated as “at a central/centrally located” or “in a central/essential way.”

In grammatical terms, keskeisellä is formed from the stem keskeis- plus the adessive singular ending -llä. This form is used with a noun in the adessive case, for example keskeisellä paikalla (at a central location), keskeisellä alueella (in a central region), or keskeisellä tavalla (in a central/essential manner). Other cases of keskeinen follow their own endings, such as keskeisen (genitive) or keskeistä (partitive).

Usage and style notes: keskeinen is a common word in both everyday and formal Finnish, and keskeisellä is frequently encountered in descriptive prose, policy texts, and academic writing when a central importance or location needs to be specified. The form is not a proper noun and is typically not capitalized, except at the beginning of a sentence or within a title where capitalization rules apply to other parts of speech. It is often paired with nouns that denote places, times, or methods, highlighting a central or essential aspect.

See also: keskeinen, Finnish grammar, Finnish adjective declension. This entry clarifies that keskeisellä is a standard grammatical form rather than a standalone term or name.