adjektiivisina

Adjektiivisina is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “as adjectives” or “in the role of adjectives.” It denotes the plural essive form used to express that several words function as adjectives within a clause or noun phrase. The term is primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions and grammar discussions, rather than in everyday prose.

Morphology and function are described in Finnish grammar as part of the system of adjective inflection. Adjektiivisina marks that the involved words are acting in the adjectival role, typically in contexts where the discussion concerns how adjectives describe or modify nouns. The form is most often encountered in analytical or scholarly writing about language structure, rather than in ordinary conversation.

Usage notes:

- Adjektiivisina is used to talk about adjectives in the plural, often in a descriptive or classificatory context.

- It can appear in sentences that discuss how adjectives precede or modify nouns, or that compare adjective use across different constructions.

Examples:

- Kysymyksessä olevat sanat voivat olla adjektiivisina. (The words in question can be used as adjectives.)

- Lauseessa sanoja voidaan käyttää adjektiivisina ennen nimeä, kun ne kuvaavat sitä adjektiivein tavoin. (In a sentence, words can be used as adjectives before a noun, describing it in an adjectival way.)

See also:

- Adjektiivi (adjective)

- Essive (essive case) in Finnish grammar

- Finnish inflection and part of speech categories

Adjektiivisina serves as a concise label within linguistic analysis for describing the role of multiple words functioning as adjectives in a given construction.