Tämäntyyppisenä

Tämäntyyppisenä is a Finnish grammatical construction. It is the essive case of the demonstrative pronoun "tämä" (this) combined with the suffix "-ntyyppinen" (of this type) and then put into the essive case. Therefore, "tämäntyyppisenä" literally translates to "as this type" or "of this kind."

This form is used to describe something as belonging to a particular category or nature, similar to how one might use "as this sort of thing" in English. It functions adverbially, modifying verbs or adjectives to specify the manner or quality of an action or state. For example, in a sentence like "Hän toimi tämäntyyppisenä johtajana," it means "He acted as this type of leader." The essive case here indicates the role or capacity in which something is functioning or being perceived.

The construction emphasizes that the subject is being considered or acting in accordance with a specific, exemplified type or characteristic. It implies a comparison or classification based on a present example. The use of "tämäntyyppisenä" is common in descriptive contexts where a particular instance is used to define a category or a way of being. It distinguishes this specific instance as representative of a certain kind.