Kyseisellä

Kyseisellä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish demonstrative adjective kyseinen, which translates roughly as "the said" or "the aforementioned" in English. It is used to refer to a specific item, person, or matter that has already been mentioned or is under discussion. The word is common in formal, administrative, and written contexts where precision about what is being referred to is important. It forms part of a noun phrase and agrees with the noun it describes, for example on the said person (kyseisellä henkilöllä) or in the said area (kyseisellä alueella).

Usage and nuance: Kyseisellä signals that the referent is already known to the reader or listener. It is often used to avoid repeating a proper name or a longer description. In many contexts it can be replaced by a synonym such as edellä mainittu or mainittu without changing the meaning significantly, though kyseinen carries a slightly more formal tone.

Declension and forms: Kyseinen declines like a Finnish adjective. Examples of forms include nominative singular kyseinen, genitive singular kyseisen, partitive singular kyseistä; plural forms include kyseiset, kyseisten, kyseisiä. The adessive singular form is kyseisellä, used with nouns in the adessive case (for example, kyseisellä henkilöllä). The word thus adapts to number and case just like other Finnish adjectives.

Etymology: Kyseinen derives from the noun kyse, meaning a matter, question, or subject under discussion, with the typical adjectival suffix -inen. This root underpins related terms such as kyseinen, kyseiset, and the rest of the declined forms.