Lyhytkestoiseen

Lyhytkestoiseen is a Finnish adjective form meaning short-term, used to describe something that lasts for a brief period. It functions to express duration rather than frequency and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. The base form of the adjective is lyhytkestoinen, from which various inflected forms such as lyhytkestoiseen arise.

Etymology and form: the term is built from lyhyt (short) and kesto (duration) with the common adjective suffix -nen, producing lyhytkestoinen. Like other -inen adjectives, lyhytkestoiseen appears in inflected forms to align with the noun’s case and number, for example lyhytkestoiseen, lyhytkestoista, lyhytkestoisten, and so on.

Usage: lyhytkestoiseen is widely used across domains such as healthcare, education, business, research, and policy to distinguish interventions, programs, or periods that are not long-lasting. It is often contrasted with pitkäkestoinen (long-lasting) or pitkäaikainen (long-term). In Finnish documentation and discourse, specifying whether an action or plan is lyhytkestoiseen can aid planning, evaluation, and communication about scope and expectations.

Examples: lyhytkestoiseen hoitoon (to short-term treatment), lyhytkestoiseen tutkimukseen (to a short-term study), lyhytkestoiseen koulutukseen (to short-term training), lyhytkestoisen projektin (a short-term project).

Nuance: the exact duration considered “short-term” is context-dependent and may vary by field, ranging from days to weeks or months. Related terms include lyhytaikainen (short-term in a broader sense) and väliaikainen (temporary).