intensiivisen

Intensiivisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective intensiivinen, meaning intensive or concentrated. It is used to describe a noun that is in the genitive case, as in phrases like intensiivisen hoidon tarve, meaning the need for intensive care.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case, number, and definiteness. Therefore intensiivisen is used specifically when the associated noun is in genitive singular. The base form intensiivinen has other inflectional endings, such as intensiivistä in the partitive singular or intensiivinen in the nominative singular. Intensiivisen can also appear in compounds where the noun is in genitive, for example intensiivisen harjoittelun vaikutus (the effect of intensive training).

Etymology and usage notes: intensiivinen is a Finnish loanword closely related to the Swedish intensiva and the English intensive. The root is formed with the common Finnish adjective suffix -inen, and the prefix or stem conveys the sense of high intensity or concentration. The word appears in medical, educational, athletic, and technical contexts to denote a high level of focus, effort, or resources allocated to a task or process.

Examples:

- intensiivisen hoidon tarve (the need for intensive care)

- intensiivisen harjoittelun vaikutus (the effect of intensive training)

Related terms include intensiivinen (the base adjective), intensiteetti (intensity), and adverbial form intensiivisesti. See also related concepts in medical care and education where high levels of effort or resources are described.

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