hintaisen

Hintaisen is a Finnish adjective used to describe something in relation to price or to indicate a price category. It is commonly found in everyday speech and in commercial writing to classify products by how expensive they are. The term is formed from the noun hinta (price) with the standard adjectival suffix -inen.

Grammatically, hintainen is the base form. Its genitive singular form is hintaisen, which appears in phrases where the adjective modifies a noun in a genitive construction, for example in "korkeahintaisen tuotteen hinta" (the price of a high-priced product). As with other Finnish adjectives, its endings change according to case and number in larger phrases.

In usage, hintainen adjectives describe price levels and are often found in product descriptions and catalogs. Common price-level compounds include korkea-hintainen (high-priced), keskihintainen (mid-priced), and alhaisen hintainen or halvan hintainen (low-priced/cheap). These forms allow speakers to convey general price ranges without naming exact amounts, and they are widely understood in retail and consumer guidance.

Example sentences:

- Tämä on keskihintainen tuote. (This is a mid-priced product.)

- Etsimme alhaisen hintaisen vaihtoehdon. (We are looking for a low-priced option.)

- Korkeahintaisen tuotteen laatu on usein parempi. (The high-priced product often has better quality.)

See also: hinta, halpa, hintalappu, keskihintainen, korkea hintainen.