Kohtauksena

Kohtauksena is the essive form of the Finnish noun kohtaus, meaning a scene or episode. It expresses “as a scene” or “in the capacity of a scene” within a larger work such as a film, theatre piece, or narrative. In practice, kohtauksena is used in criticism and analysis to refer to a segment that is treated as a discrete scene rather than a continuous sequence, and it can label how a portion of a work is presented or structured.

Grammatically, kohtauksena is formed by adding the essive suffix -na/-nä to kohtaus. The essive case indicates a temporary state or role, so kohtauksena can be understood as “in the role of a scene” or more naturally “as a scene.”

Common contexts include film and theatre reviews, academic writing on narrative structure, and script analysis, where analysts discuss “the scene” as a distinct unit within the overall work. It is a functional grammatical form used to describe parts of a work rather than a standalone concept.

Etymology: from kohtaus (scene) plus the essive suffix -na/-nä.

See also: kohtaus; essive case; Finnish grammar; film analysis.