Suhteella

Suhteella is a Finnish noun form used to express meaning related to relation, proportion or means in certain contexts. It is the adessive singular form of suhde, which broadly means relation, connection or proportion. In technical language, suhteella is commonly used to indicate a ratio or proportional relationship, often in combination with a numeric figure or a colon, for example suhteella 1:3, meaning “in a 1-to-3 ratio.”

In practice, suhteella appears mainly in mathematical, statistical and technical texts. It is less common in everyday spoken Finnish, where speakers often use phrases like suhde, suhteen mukaan, or mittasuhde to convey similar ideas. When used outside mathematics, suhteella can be perceived as formal or specialized, and alternatives such as suhdesta or mitä tulee voivat be preferred depending on the context.

Grammar and etymology: suhteella is formed from the noun suhde, meaning relation or proportion, with the adessive suffix -lla, which marks the sense of “with” or “by means of” in certain constructions. The word is of native Finnic origin and is typical of technical vocabulary. A typical example sentence is: Tulot ja menot voivat olla suhteessa 1:3, which expresses a ratio between two quantities. In general language use, speakers often rely on other constructions to convey similar meaning, reserving suhteella for precise, formal statements of proportion.