ilmaisuna

Ilmaisuna is a grammatical form in Finnish. It represents the translative usage of the noun ilmaisu, meaning “as an expression” or “as a form of expression.” In grammar, ilmaisuna is used to indicate that something is regarded or designated in a particular expressive role. The term is common in linguistic description, rhetoric, and analytic writing.

Formation and usage: Ilmaisuna is created by applying the translative case to ilmaisu to express designation, role, or function. It typically follows a noun or pronoun when the writer wants to label the referent in the sense of “in the capacity of” or “as.” The form appears in scholarly discussions of language, interpretation, and stylistic analysis, where it helps specify how a concept or utterance is being used or understood.

Relation to Finnish grammar: Ilmaisuna is part of the set of form-based labels used to describe how something is presented in discourse. It is most often contrasted with other case forms that express state or role, such as essive or other expressions of designation. In practice, ilmaisuna functions as a precise analytical marker rather than as a general connective or prepositional phrase, aiding readers in understanding the intended expressive function of a term or utterance.