ihmisenkaltaisista

Ihmisenkaltaisista is a Finnish inflected form derived from the adjective phrase ihmisenkaltaiset, meaning humanoid or human-like. It expresses resemblance to humans and is used when referring to beings or things that resemble people. The base conveys likeness, while the form shown here is a plural inflection used in various grammatical cases depending on sentence structure.

The concept of ihmisenkaltaisuus is common in discussions of biology, robotics, and science fiction, where emphasis is placed on characteristics that approximate human appearance or behavior. In Finnish, phrases built with ihmisenkaltais- roots are widely used to describe humanoid robots, aliens, or fictional characters who resemble humans, as well as metaphorical use when describing human-like traits or behaviors in non-human entities.

Grammatical notes: ihmisenkaltaisista represents one inflected form of the expression and appears in contexts requiring a plural form in certain cases (for example in phrases dealing with multiple humanoid beings). The more common nominative plural form is ihmisenkaltaiset, used when the phrase directly modifies a plural noun in the subject position, such as "ihmisenkaltaiset robotit" (humanoid robots).

See also: humanoid, anthropomorphism, robotics, science fiction terminology.