edustajina

Edustajina is the essive plural form of the Finnish noun edustaja, meaning “as representatives” or “in the capacity of representatives.” It is used to describe people or bodies that act in a representative role rather than merely as members of a group.

Form: The word is formed from edustaja plus the essive plural ending -ina. The corresponding singular essive is edustajana (“as a representative”). In other words, edustajina signals a role or function in a particular context, when referring to more than one person.

Usage: It appears in formal or written Finnish to express function or role in a specific situation. Example: “Kokouksessa opiskelijoiden hallitus toimi edustajina oppilaskunnan puolesta,” meaning “In the meeting, the student council acted as representatives on behalf of the student body.” More generally, edustajina indicates speaking or acting in a representative capacity rather than in a personal capacity.

Etymology and notes: The term is built from the noun edustaja (representative) with the essive case form, where -ina marks plural essive. It is primarily a grammatical construction rather than a separate lexical concept, commonly encountered in grammar explanations, language-learning materials, and formal descriptions of roles.

See also: edustaja; essive case; Finnish grammar.