Nimekirjana

Nimekirjana is the essive case form of the Finnish noun nimekirja, meaning a name list or roster. The essive case, marked by the suffix -na or -nä, denotes a temporary state or role, similar to the English "as." Therefore nimekirjana conveys the idea of something presented or functioning as a list of names. It is most commonly found in written Finnish, especially in official documents, procedural descriptions, and academic or administrative texts. In everyday spoken Finnish, speakers more often use nimilista or luettelo rather than the essive form.

Etymology and morphology: nimekirja is a compound of nimi meaning name and kirja meaning book or list. Adding the essive suffix -na yields nimekirjana, indicating the role or form of being a name list. This construction is typical for expressing functions or states in formal prose.

Usage: Nimekirjana is used to describe a document, dataset, or section whose function or presentation is as a list of names. It can accompany verbs such as esitetään (is presented), käytetään (is used), or toimia (to act as). It signals that the material should be interpreted as a list of names rather than, for example, a narrative or tabular data in another format.

Examples:

- Tässä asiakirjassa osallistujien nimet esitetään nimekirjana.

- Tiedot on koottu nimekirjana, jossa jokaisen rivin kohdalla on henkilön nimi ja yhteystiedot.

- Tämä osio kuvaa osallistujat nimekirjana, jonka perusteella voi tarkastaa läsnäolon.

See also: nimekirja, nimilista, essive case, Finnish grammar.