Palkallista

Palkallista is a Finnish adjective form meaning paid or remunerated. It functions as the partitive singular form of the adjective palkallinen, and is used to describe something that involves payment, especially when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case.

Morphology and usage notes: Like other -llinen adjectives, palkallinen declines through the Finnish case system. The nominative singular is palkallinen, the partitive singular is palkallista, and other forms include palkallisen (genitive singular) and palkallisia (partitive plural). The form palkallista is commonly encountered when referring to a non-definite amount or quantity of paid work or services.

Context and examples: Palkallista is frequently used in labor, employment, and service contexts to distinguish between compensated and uncompensated activities. Examples include phrases such as palkallista työtä (paid work) or palkallista opetusta (paid instruction). It can also appear in formal or statutory language to emphasize that compensation applies.

Relation to related terms: The contrast with palkaton (unpaid) and palkallinen (paid in attributive use) helps express the payment status of a task, service, or role. The root palkka, meaning salary or wage, underpins the formation of palkallinen and its inflected forms, including palkallista.

See also: palkka, palkallinen, palkaton, työ.