asennelmana

Asennelmana is a Finnish linguistic term used mainly in discussions of word formation and case usage. It represents the essive form of the noun asennelma, formed with the essive suffix -na (or -nä in other contexts). In Finnish, the essive case expresses a temporary state or role, so asennelmana is understood as “in the form of an asennelma” or “as an asennelma,” depending on the surrounding text. The exact sense of the expression depends on the meaning of the base noun and the context in which it appears.

Etymology and form: The word is built from the base noun asennelma plus the essive suffix. The base noun asennelma is not a common everyday term, and thus asennelmana is predominantly encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammatical examples, or literary analysis as a way to illustrate essive usage rather than as a widely used standalone concept.

Usage: Because asennelma itself is not widely used in ordinary Finnish, the essive form asennelmana has limited attested usage outside specialized texts. When it does appear, the phrase typically serves to discuss a state, role, or presentation of something in a hypothetical or descriptive sense, rather than to denote a concrete, standalone concept.

See also: Finnish grammar, Essive case, Noun formation, Morphology.

References: Standard Finnish grammar resources are the primary references for the essive forms and their usage.