ilmaiseen

Ilmaiseen is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective ilmaisen, which means free of charge or gratis. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify and take different endings according to number, case, and definiteness. As a result, ilmaiseen appears in contexts where the adjective precedes a noun in a specific grammatical case, most commonly in phrases that convey that something is provided at no cost.

Usage and examples

Ilmaiseen is frequently found in consumer language, advertising, and contractual or instructional text. For example, in a sales offer you might see a construction like tarjosimme ilmaisen kahvitarjoilun, meaning “the offer includes free coffee service.” The form also occurs in expressions such as ilmaiseen käyttöön, meaning “for free use,” where the adjective modifies a noun in a particular case to express availability without charge.

Relation to other forms

Ilmaiseen is one of several inflected forms of the underlying adjective ilmaisen/ilmainen. While ilmaisen typically marks a noun in certain cases, the adverb ilmaiseksi is used to mean “for free” in a verb or clause. The choice between ilmaiseen and other forms depends on the syntactic role and the case required by the noun they modify.

Neutral and practical

The term is neutral in register and widely understood across Finnish-speaking contexts. It is not tied to a single domain, but rather to general concepts of pricing and accessibility in everyday language.

See also

Finnish grammar, Finnish adjectives, ilmainen, ilmaiseksi.

References

Finnish language reference grammars and contemporary usage guides.