Nykyaikaisena

Nykyaikaisena is a Finnish grammatical form of the adjective nykyaikainen, meaning modern or contemporary. It is the translative singular form used to express that someone or something is regarded, described, or used in the role of being modern.

In usage, nykyaikaisena often appears in predicates with verbs such as pitää, nähdä, esittää, or olla, to indicate a perceived state or category rather than a literal, timeless attribute. It answers the question "as what?" in statements about identity, evaluation, or branding. For example, Hänet nähtiin nykyaikaisena suunnittelijana (“He was seen as a modern designer”). Yritys esitettiin nykyaikaisena organisaationa (“The company was presented as a modern organization”). Hänet pidetään nykyaikaisena ajattelijana (“He is regarded as a contemporary thinker”).

The form is common in formal writing, media, design discourse, and marketing where modernity is used as a descriptor or value judgment. It contrasts with the plain attributive form nykyaikainen, which simply describes a stable characteristic, whereas nykyaikaisena emphasizes the role or perception of modernity in a given context.

Etymologically, nykyaikaisena combines nykyaikainen (modern) with the translative suffix -na/-nä, which marks “as” or “in the capacity of.” It is not an adverb; its function is within predicative constructions to state how something is regarded or presented.