Lisäyksenä

Lisäyksenä is a Finnish noun form meaning “as an addition” or “in the form of an addition.” It is the essive case (the -na/-nä ending) of the noun lisäys, which means addition or augmentation. The essive expresses a temporary state or role, so lisäyksenä signals that something is being used or regarded in the capacity of an addition to something else.

Usage and function

Lisäyksenä is commonly used in formal or written Finnish to specify what is being added or used as an additional element. It often appears with verbs such as toimia (to act as) or antaa (to provide) and is followed by the thing that is being added, typically in a genitive or illative form to indicate the target of the addition. Examples in natural use include: Se toimi lisäyksenä projektin suunnitelmiin (It served as an addition to the project plans) and Lisäyksenä saatiin vielä lisätietoja (As an addition, further information was obtained).

Relation to similar expressions

Lisäyksenä is more explicit about the role of something as an addition, compared with muuten or lisäksi, which function as more general adverbial expressions meaning “in addition.” The translative form lisäykseksi exists to express a change of state—something becoming an addition—but lisäyksenä primarily marks the current role or function.

Etymology

The word combines lisäys (addition) with the essive suffix -nä, forming a phrase that states “in the capacity of an addition.”

See also

Finnish grammar, essive case, lisäys.