Väitteena

Väitteena is a Finnish grammatical form that means “as a claim” or “in the form of a claim.” It is the essive form of the noun väite, which means claim or proposition. In written Finnish, väitteena is commonly used to present a statement as a proposition under discussion rather than as an established fact. For example, Väitteena on, että ilmastonmuutos on ihmisen aiheuttama, is a way to frame the proposition being considered in the text.

Grammatically, väitteena functions to indicate the role or state in which the proposition is presented. The form is typically found in academic, analytical, and journalistic writing when a specific claim is being introduced and discussed. It foregrounds the claim as something to be evaluated or debated rather than as a plainly true assertion.

Related terms include väite, the noun meaning “claim,” and väittäminen, the act of asserting or arguing. Väitteena expresses how the proposition is presented (as a claim), not the truth value of the proposition itself. The usage emphasizes framing a point for examination, discussion, or critique within the text.