Pessimististen

Pessimististen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the inflected form of the adjective pessimistinen in the genitive plural. It is used to describe a plural noun in a possessive or qualitative sense, typically appearing before a noun in genitive or when forming noun phrases that express “of the pessimistic” or “pessimistic …” aspects.

In practice, pessimistinen is declined like a typical -inen adjective. When the head noun is plural and in genitive or in a construction that requires an adjective in genitive plural, the form becomes pessimististen. This form is common in written Finnish, especially in academic, political, and media contexts, where complex noun phrases are frequent. Examples include phrases such as pessimististen näkökulmien mukaan (according to the pessimistic viewpoints) or pessimististen ennusteiden vuoksi (because of the pessimistic forecasts). In these cases, the ending -isten signals both the plural and the genitive relationship to the head noun.

Pessimististen does not stand alone as a noun; it is an inflected adjective form. It derives from the base adjective pessimistinen, which itself comes from the noun pessimist (pessimist) and the concept of pessimism (pessimismi). The form is a standard part of Finnish adjective declension, and its use helps convey nuanced attribution to multiple entities described by the head noun.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, genitive case, noun phrases.