Väliaikaisia

Väliaikaisia is a Finnish adjective meaning temporary or interim, used to describe objects, arrangements, or conditions that are not intended to be permanent. It is commonly used in everyday language and in formal contexts such as urban planning, construction, policy documents, and event planning.

The word derives from väliaika, meaning interim or temporary period, combined with the adjective suffix -inen. The base form is väliaikainen; its plural form tarvains for different cases is väliaikaisia, among other inflected forms. The adjective agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, following the pattern of other -inen adjectives.

Usage examples include väliaikaisia rakennuksia (temporary buildings), väliaikaisia ratkaisuja (temporary solutions), and väliaikaisia tiloja (temporary spaces). In Finnish grammar, the form väliaikaisia is typically the plural partitive or, in some contexts, the accusative plural. The adjective participates in standard inflection for number (singular vs. plural) and case.

Related terms and concepts include tilapäinen (temporary, a synonym in many contexts) and väliaikaisuus (temporariness or the quality of being temporary). The stem väliaik- is derived from väliaika, highlighting the notion of a provisional or provisional period.

See also:

- tilapäinen

- väliaikaisuus

- väliaika

- temporary housing and interim measures in planning contexts