Korotuksena

Korotuksena is a Finnish linguistic term that describes the essive form of the noun korotus, meaning “as an increase” or “as a raise.” The essive case expresses a temporary state, role, or function and is formed with the suffix -na/-nä. Therefore korotus, meaning an increase, becomes korotuksena when used to express “as an increase.”

Usage in Finnish is common in formal or technical language, such as legal, financial, and organizational texts. The form is often used to label a change as an increase rather than a decrease, and it appears in compound expressions. Typical examples include palkankorotuksena (“as a salary increase”) and hintojen korotuksena (“as a price increase”). The construction emphasizes the increase as the manner or form in which something is implemented or stated.

Grammatical notes and related terms: korotuksena functions as the essive form of korotus and has plural equivalents such as korotuksina, used when referring to multiple increases in the essive sense. The concept is closely related to other essive constructions in Finnish, such as opettajana (“as a teacher”) or tutkimijana (“as a researcher”). Etymologically, korotuksena comes from korotus with the essive suffix, reflecting a role or state attributed to the noun.