Käännössä

Käännössä is a form found in Finnish that is commonly associated with the noun käännös, meaning translation or rendering. In standard Finnish, to say “in the translation” you would typically use the inessive form käännöksessä. The string käännössä is not a standard inflection of käännös and is usually viewed as a nonstandard, dialectal, or erroneous variant in contemporary Finnish. When discussing grammar, it is helpful to note that the correct inessive for käännös is formed as käännöksessä, with the s- in the stem before the -ssa/-ssä ending.

Etymology and meaning: The noun käännös originates from the verb kääntää, “to turn” or “to translate.” The sense shift from “turn/turning” to “translation/rendering” reflects the idea of rendering one language into another. The word belongs to a productive area of Finnish where turning or rendering is expressed through the noun with the -s suffix, followed by case endings.

Usage and context: In linguistic and literary contexts, käännös denotes a translation or rendering of a text. Related terms include käännösteoria (translation theory), käännöstyö (translation work), and käännöksen laatiminen (the production of a translation). In discussing translations, one often compares the original text with its käännös, comments on translation choices, and examines accuracy, style, and equivalence.

See also: translation, translation theory, rendering, Finnish grammar, inflection.