epäasianmukaisen

Epäasianmukaisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective epäasianmukainen, meaning "inappropriate" or "improper." In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so the base form epäasianmukainen becomes epäasianmukaisen when describing a noun in the genitive case.

The term is used in formal or written language to characterize conduct, statements, or actions as not meeting accepted standards. It typically appears in contexts such as regulations, guidelines, or analyses of behavior. Because it functions as an adjective in genitive form, epäasianmukaisen modifies a noun that is itself in genitive, for example epäasianmukaisen käytöksen (of inappropriate behavior) or epäasianmukaisen kommentin (of an inappropriate comment).

Etymology and related forms: epäasianmukainen is built from the negating prefix epä- meaning "not" and the root asianmukainen meaning "appropriate" or "proper." The form epäasianmukaisen is thus the genitive singular used to describe a noun in possession or relation. Other forms include epäasianmukaiset (nominative plural) and various other case endings corresponding to the noun they modify.

See also: the prefix epä- and the base adjective asianmukainen, which provides the positive form and common usage patterns for describing propriety or suitability in Finnish.