Käytäntökohtaisia

Käytäntökohtaisia is an inflected Finnish adjective form meaning practical or related to practice. It is derived from the noun käyntäntö (practice, routine) combined with the suffix -kohtainen, which indicates relation or pertinence. The word is used to describe aspects, questions, differences, or guidelines that pertain to real-world application rather than theory.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Käytäntökohtaisia is the partitive plural form, used when the noun it describes is in the partitive case, for example käytäntökohtaisia kysymyksiä (practical questions) or käytäntökohtaisia eroja (practice-related differences). The corresponding nominative plural form is käytäntökohtaiset. Practical phrases often appear in academic, policy, or professional writing to highlight aspects relevant to implementation.

Usage and nuance: käytäntökohtaisia emphasizes relation to actual practice within a field or context, rather than general practicality. It is commonly contrasted with words like käytännöllinen (practical in a general sense) or käytäntöön liittyvä (related to practice). The term is typical in research reports, guidelines, evaluations, and discussions that aim to address how concepts are applied in real-world settings rather than theoretical considerations.

See also: käsite, käytäntö, kohtainen, käytännön.