eriskummallisina

Eriskummallisina is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective eriskummallinen, meaning peculiar or unusual. It is the essive plural form, used to describe beings or things in the sense of “as unusual ones” or “in an unusual capacity.” The singular essive form is eriskummallisena. The form appears in descriptive or narrative contexts when a speaker characterizes multiple subjects as belonging to a category described as unusual.

In Finnish grammar, the essive case expresses a temporary state, role, or state of being. The essive plural is used with plural subjects. For adjectives, eriskummallisina is typically used after linking verbs or as a predicative complement to describe how the subjects are perceived at a given moment.

Examples: Näin esineet olivat eriskummallisina. This translates roughly as “These objects were unusual.” Kuvagalleria esittelee eriskummallisina pidettyjä esineitä, meaning “the gallery presents items regarded as unusual.” Such constructions illustrate how the essive plural links a subject to a qualitative assessment in a plural form.

See also: eriskummallinen, Finnish grammar, essive case.