Suositeltuna

Suositeltuna is a Finnish grammatical form used to express a state or role meaning “as recommended” or “in the recommended form.” It is the essive case form of the past participle suositeltu (recommended) and is typically applied to indicate how something is regarded or used at a given time.

The form is most common in formal or instructional prose, such as guides, manuals, evaluation reports, and policy texts. It enables speakers to frame options, practices, or interpretations as the ones that are advised or preferred. For example, a sentence might identify a method as suositeltuna ratkaisuna, meaning “as the recommended solution,” or describe a practice as suositeltuna käytäntönä, meaning “as the recommended practice.”

Morphologically, suositeltuna combines the participle stem suositeltu with the essive suffix -na/-nä, which conveys “as” or “in the role of.” This contrasts with the basic adjective form suositeltu, which more directly means “the recommended” (as a descriptive attribute) rather than signaling a state of being in use or consideration.

Etymology traces to the verb suositella (to recommend) and the participle suositeltu, with suositeltuna functioning as the essive form. The term is primarily relevant to Finnish grammar and style, and its use may appear unfamiliar to speakers outside of formal Finnish writing.

See also: suositella, suositeltu, suositus, essive case.