henkisellä

Henkisellä is a Finnish adessive singular form of the adjective henkinen, used to refer to aspects that pertain to the mind, spirit, or non-material dimensions of experience. In everyday language it appears most often in phrases describing levels, states, or dimensions that are psychological, emotional, or spiritual in nature, such as henkinen taso or henkisellä tasolla.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives decline like nouns and participate in cases with the appropriate endings. Henkinen yields forms such as henkisen (genitive), henkistä (partitive), henkiseen (illative), and henkisellä (adessive). The form henkisellä specifically marks a location or state on something, for example “henkisellä tasolla” meaning “on a mental/psychological level” or “in a mental state.”

Common usage and meaning. Henkinen commonly describes non-physical attributes connected to the mind or spirit, such as henkinen hyvinvointi (mental well-being), henkinen kehitys (spiritual or psychological development), and henkisen elämän arvoja. The adessive form henkisellä often appears in expressions indicating a level, position, or condition related to these aspects, for instance: “Keskustelu käytiin henkisellä tasolla” (The discussion took place on a mental/psychological level), or “Henkisellä tasolla tapahtuvat vaikutukset voivat olla pitkäaikaisia.”

Etymology and related terms. Henkinen derives from henk- (linked to henki, spirit or mind) and is related to other Finnish terms like psyykkinen or henkinen hyvinvointi. While henkinen emphasizes mind and spirit, psyykkinen is more narrowly used for psychological contexts. Together, they provide a range of descriptors for non-physical human experiences.