Sokerisen

Sokerisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective sokerinen, meaning sugary or containing sugar. The base sokerinen is built from the noun sokeri (sugar) with the derivational suffix -nen, which yields adjectives describing a characteristic. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case, so sokerinen becomes sokerisen when the noun it modifies is in the genitive singular.

The form is used in noun phrases where the noun is in a genitive construction, often to express possession or a descriptive relationship. Examples include sokerisen kahvin maku (the taste of the sugary coffee) and sokerisen kakun kuorrutus (the frosting on the sugary cake). Sokerisen also appears in phrases that indicate the sugar content or quality of a substance described by the noun.

Sokerinen contrasts with makea, which broadly means sweet in taste, whereas sokerinen specifically emphasizes sugar content. Related forms include compounds like sokeripitoisen, which also conveys a high sugar content through a different grammatical construction.

In usage, sokerisen functions as a normal inflected adjective within Finnish grammar and is not a standalone noun. It is commonly encountered in descriptions of foods, beverages, desserts, and other products where sugar level is relevant.

See also: sokeri, makea, sokeripitoisen.