Kuvailevassa

Kuvailevassa, the form of the Finnish adjective kuvaileva meaning descriptive or illustrative, is the inessive singular form used when the adjective modifies a noun in the inessive case. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they describe in number and case, so kuvaileva becomes kuvailevassa when placed with a noun in the inessive. For example, in the phrase kuivaileva teksti would be nominative, while kuvailevassa tekstissä means in the descriptive text.

The word itself comes from the verb kuvailla, to describe or depict, with the adjectival suffix -va forming kuvaileva, which denotes descriptive or illustrative quality. The inessive form kuvailevassa appears predominantly in contexts where something is described or presented in descriptive terms rather than in a standalone lexical entry.

Usage of kuvailevassa is common in academic, literary, and educational writing. It can describe style, tone, or approach, such as when referring to how information is presented or analyzed. It is not a separate technical term, but a grammatical form that conveys a descriptive relationship between a noun and its modifier. In sentences, it often appears in phrases like kuvailevassa muodossa (in descriptive form) or kuvailevassa artikkelissa (in a descriptive article).

Examples:

- Kuvaileva teksti esittää tapahtumat yksityiskohtaisesti.

- Artikkeli on kirjoitettu kuvailevassa sävyssä.