Vaiheena

Vaiheena is the translative singular form of the Finnish noun vaihe, meaning a phase or stage. In Finnish grammar, the translative case is used to express a role, status, or function within a context. Therefore, vaiheena is commonly used to indicate that something is being considered or described as a particular phase within a larger process. The form appears most often in formal or descriptive writing, such as explanations of project lifecycles, development processes, or lifecycle descriptions, and is less common in everyday speech.

Morphology and usage notes: The base word vaihe takes the translative suffix -na/-nä to form vaiheena in the singular. The plural form is vaiheina. In predicative constructions, jotta voidaan sanoa "something is a phase," you typically see phrases like "projektin vaiheena on suunnittelu" (the project’s phase is planning). The translative emphasizes the role or function of a component within a sequence rather than its literal location or state.

Examples:

- Projektin vaiheena on suunnittelu. (The project’s phase is planning.)

- Tämän prosessin vaiheena on kartoitus. (The phase of this process is the assessment.)

See also: Finnish translative case, vaiheet, vaiheittain.