Taivutuskuviosana

Taivutuskuviosana is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to the part of a word that changes when inflected. Finnish is an agglutinative language, meaning it extensively uses suffixes to indicate grammatical functions such as case, number, tense, and mood. The taivutuskuviosana is the stem or root of the word to which these suffixes are attached.

For example, in the word "talossa" (in the house), "talo" is the taivutuskuviosana. The suffix "-ssa" indicates the inessive case (location within). When the word is in its nominative singular form, it is simply "talo". The taivutuskuviosana remains consistent, though it may undergo minor phonetic changes in some contexts, known as stem gradation.

Understanding the taivutuskuviosana is crucial for analyzing Finnish grammar and word formation. It helps learners identify the core meaning of a word and how it is modified by grammatical endings. Different types of words, such as nouns, adjectives, and verbs, have their own characteristic taivutuskuviosanat and inflectional patterns. Analyzing these patterns allows for a systematic approach to learning Finnish morphology.