Täysiaikaiseen

Täysiaikaiseen is a Finnish adjective form meaning “into full-time” when used in the illative case. It is derived from täysiaikainen, which denotes something that is full-time or intended for the full duration of a standard time period, such as an employment or study arrangement. The illative form appears in sentences that express movement toward or entering a full-time status.

In practice, täysiaikaiseen is most often seen in contexts related to employment, education, or policy language. For example, it can modify a noun to indicate a transition into a full-time arrangement, as in siirtyminen täysiaikaiseen työsuhteeseen (“transition to a full-time employment relationship”). The base adjective täysiaikainen describes things that are full-time, while related inflected forms cover other cases (for example täysiaikaisen for genitive, täysiaikaisessa for inessive, and täysiaikaiseen for illative).

Grammatically, täysiaikainen declines like other Finnish adjectives. Its illative form, täysiaikaiseen, marks destination or entering a state, consistent with Finnish case usage for adjectives modifying nouns. The term is commonly found in formal or bureaucratic language, such as human resources documents, educational policies, and regulatory texts.

Etymology-wise, täysiaikainen is built from täysi (full) and aika (time) with the standard -inen suffix to form an adjective meaning “full-time.” Its illative form follows regular Finnish inflection patterns for adjectives.

See also: osa-aikainen (part-time), kokopäiväinen or kokoaikainen (full-time). These terms are often used in contrast to täysiaikainen in discussions of work hours, employment status, and study commitments.