Sillasananmuoto

Sillasananmuoto is a Finnish term that translates to "word form" or "inflected form" of a word. It refers to the various grammatical shapes a single word can take depending on its function in a sentence. Finnish is an agglutinative language, meaning it extensively uses suffixes to modify words and convey grammatical information. These suffixes are attached to the base form of a word (the nominative singular for nouns, the infinitive for verbs) to indicate case, number, tense, mood, person, and other grammatical categories.

For example, the noun "talo" (house) can have many sillasananmuoto. It can be "talossa" (in the house, inessive case), "taloon" (into the house, illative case), "talosta" (from the house, elative case), "taloni" (my house, possessive suffix), "talot" (houses, plural), and so on. Similarly, verbs change their sillasananmuoto to express different tenses (e.g., "syödä" - to eat, "söin" - I ate, "syön" - I eat, "syö" - eat!), moods (indicative, conditional, imperative), and persons. Understanding these different word forms is crucial for comprehending and correctly using the Finnish language. The rich system of sillasananmuoto allows for a high degree of precision in expressing meaning within sentences.