asiallisisen

Asiallisisen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as an inflected variant of the adjective asiallinen, meaning proper, appropriate, or decent. It is not a separate lexical entry with its own independent meaning; rather, it is one of the inflected shapes that the adjective can take to agree with a noun in different grammatical cases and numbers. Because Finnish adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify, asiallinen has multiple surface forms, including asiallisen and other case-specific endings. Asiallisisen appears in contexts where the adjective is inflected in a way required by the surrounding noun and its case.

Usage and meaning

The core meaning remains “proper” or “appropriate.” In practice, asiallinen is used to describe behavior, language, appearance, or conduct that conforms to social norms or polite expectations. Examples of phrases commonly found in Finnish include concepts such as proper conduct, proper dress, or proper speech. The exact form, such as asiallisisen, depends on the grammatical role of the noun in the sentence.

Etymology

The word is built from the noun asia, meaning “matter” or “thing,” plus the common Finnish adjectival suffix -linen, which yields “asiallinen” meaning “related to propriety.” The inflected form asiallisisen arises through standard Finnish adjective inflection rules.

See also

- asiallinen (the base adjective)

- Finnish grammar and declension

- Etiquette and social norms in Finnish usage

Note

Asiallisisen is best understood as a grammatical form of a common Finnish adjective rather than as a distinct concept. Its use reflects standard Finnish morphology in describing propriety across formal and written contexts.

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