analyysina

Analyysina is a Finnish grammatical form used to express the idea of acting or existing “as an analysis” within a given context. It is the essive case form of the noun analyysi, which means analysis. In Finnish, the essive form marks a temporary state or role, and analyysina is commonly used in academic or methodological writing to indicate that something is being used, treated, or interpreted as an analysis.

In practice, analyysina signals the lens, framework, or approach applied to data or phenomena. It helps specify that a particular method, interpretation, or theoretical stance functions as the analysis under discussion, rather than a final result or inherent property. The usage is most frequent in research reports, theses, and scholarly articles where authors compare different approaches or outline how data should be interpreted.

Usage notes:

- Analyysina is generally found in formal Finnish prose and is especially common in methodological sections.

- It often appears alongside other essive constructions that describe roles or perspectives, such as forms ending in -na/-nä.

Examples:

- Tutkimuksessa ilmiötä tarkastellaan analyysinä, jossa keskitytään teemojen kartoitukseen. (In the study, the phenomenon is examined as an analysis focusing on theme mapping.)

- Aineistoa käsitellään analyysinä, joka perustuu koodaukseen ja teemoitteluun. (The material is treated as an analysis based on coding and thematic analysis.)

See also: Finnish grammar, essive case, analyysi.