Määräaikaista

Määräaikaista is a Finnish adjective form meaning “for a fixed term” or “fixed-term,” used to describe arrangements, contracts, or activities whose validity or duration ends after a predetermined period. The term is common in everyday language and in legal, employment, and housing contexts where a specific time frame is essential.

Grammatically, määräaikaista is the partitive singular form of the adjective määräaikainen. It normally modifies a noun in the partitive case (for example, määräaikaista työtä) and can appear in predicative constructions with a partitive noun. The base form is määräaikainen; the -ista form expresses the fixed-term character when describing the noun it accompanies.

Common contexts include employment contracts (määräaikainen työsopimus), rental agreements (määräaikaista vuokraa), and various types of loans or projects with a defined duration. It contrasts with indefinite or open-ended arrangements, such as toistaiseksi voimassa oleva työsuhde, meaning an open-ended employment relationship. Related terms include tilapäinen (temporary in a general sense) and the noun ряд määräaika, which denotes a fixed period.

See also: määräaikainen, määräaika, työsopimuslaki, toistaiseksi voimassa oleva työsuhde.