Käyttäjinä

Käyttäjinä is the plural essive form of the Finnish noun käyttäjä, meaning “as users” or “in the role of users.” The essive case expresses a temporary state or role, so Käyttäjinä is used when referring to people who are acting in the capacity of users in a given situation, rather than describing users as a general group.

In practice, Käyttäjinä is common in UX design, user research, and product documentation. It allows writers to present perspectives from the users’ viewpoint or to describe actions taken by users. The phrase is often found in descriptions of user testing, evaluations, or design decisions that are intended to reflect how multiple users experience a system.

Morphology and related forms: the singular form is käyttäjänä (as a user), while the plural form Käyttäjinä (as users) denotes multiple individuals. The phrase is typically used in predicative constructions or after verbs that denote roles or states (for example, toimia, olla). It can introduce a viewpoint or authority attributed to users in a discussion or analysis.

Examples:

- Käyttäjinä toimivat osallistujat testasivat sovellusta ja antoivat palautetta. (As users, the participating individuals tested the application and provided feedback.)

- Käyttäjinä he voivat korostaa käytettävyyteen liittyviä ongelmia. (As users, they can highlight usability problems.)

Käyttäjinä thus functions as a concise way to express the perspective, rights, or actions of users within Finnish discourse, particularly in contexts focusing on design, evaluation, and user experience.