Tarkoituksellisella

Tarkoituksellisella is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective tarkoituksellinen, meaning purposefully, intentional, or deliberate. The term is used to describe actions, decisions, or reasoning that are guided by a specific aim rather than by chance. In practice, it appears in phrases that indicate manner or basis, such as in discussing how something was done or founded.

Etymology and grammar: tarkoituksellinen is formed from the noun tarkoitus meaning “purpose” plus the suffix -llinen, yielding “purposeful” or “intentional.” The adessive suffix -lla/-llä is then attached to create tarkoituksellisella, which modifies nouns in the adessive case to express manner, basis, or accompanying context. The form is common in formal, analytical, or academic Finnish when stressing deliberate design or intent.

Usage and nuance: The word emphasizes deliberate act or reasoning and is often contrasted with tarkoitukseton (unintentional, accidental) and with more general terms like satunnainen (random). Typical collocations include tarkoituksellisella tavalla (in a purposeful manner) and, less frequently, tarkoituksellisella perusteella (on the basis of a deliberate rationale). Its use signals that something was planned, intended, or guided by a specific objective rather than occurring by coincidence.

See also: tarkoitus, tarkoituksellinen, tarkoituksellisesti, tarkoitukseton.