Monimutkaisista

Monimutkaisista is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective monimutkainen, meaning complex or intricate. It appears when the adjective modifies a plural noun and is declined to fit the grammatical case used in a sentence. In practice, monimutkaisista is most commonly encountered in phrases describing multiple items or topics in cases such as the partitive or genitive, or when expressing “of,” “from,” or “about” those items. As with other Finnish adjectives, the form changes to match the noun it describes, so monimutkaisista is one of several possible endings.

Etymology and meaning: monimutkainen is built from moni- (“many”) and mutkainen (related to mutka, “bend” or “curve”), conveying the sense of “many-bent” or “intricate.” The form monimutkaisista preserves this meaning while agreeing with a plural noun in the sentence’s case.

Usage: Monimutkaisista is used to discuss multiple complex things. For example, monimutkaisista asioista means “about the complicated matters,” monimutkaisista tehtävistä means “from the complicated tasks,” and monimutkaisista rakenteista means “of the intricate structures.” The exact case and article placement depend on the sentence structure, as Finnish adjectives must align with both number and case of the noun they describe.

Translation notes: There is no direct one-word English equivalent for the form itself; it functions as a grammatical inflection within a noun phrase. In translation, it typically becomes part of a larger phrase such as “complicated matters,” “the complex tasks,” or “of the intricate structures.”

See also: Finnish grammar, Adjective declension in Finnish, Finnish cases.

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