Tämmöinen

Tämmöinen is a Finnish demonstrative determiner meaning “such” or “this kind of.” It is used to refer to something that has a certain characteristic or belongs to a particular category, often to compare or classify. It typically precedes a noun, as in tämmöinen talo meaning “this kind of house” or “such a house.” It can also function as a predicative pronoun in ellipses, as in Se on tämmöinen, “That is the kind of thing it is.”

In standard Finnish, tämmöinen is more colloquial than its formal counterparts, such as tällainen or sellainen. These standard forms are often preferred in formal writing, while tämmöinen remains common in everyday speech and informal contexts.

Morphology and usage: tämmöinen behaves like an adjective ending in -inen and is declined for case and number. Common declined forms include: nominative singular tämmöinen, genitive singular tämmöisen, partitive singular tämmöistä; nominative plural tämmöiset, genitive plural tämmöisten, partitive plural tämmöisiä.

Variants and dialect: In conversational Finnish, other spellings and variants such as tämmönen or tämmönen juttu appear, reflecting informal pronunciation and regional speech patterns. The meaning remains the same, though the register shifts toward informality.

Related terms: tämmöinen is part of a broader set of demonstratives used to express kind or type, alongside such forms as tällainen and sellainen. Its use helps convey nuance about proximity or emphasis in describing objects, situations, or people.