kertomukselliseen

Kertomukselliseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective kertomuksellinen, meaning narrative or story-related. It is used to describe something that is presented in or oriented toward a narrative form or approach. In Finnish, illative forms express direction into a state or manner, so kertomukselliseen muotoon means into a narrative form and kertomukselliseen lähestymistapaan means to a narrative approach.

Usage of kertomukselliseen is common in literary studies, media discourse, and linguistic analyses where researchers discuss how information is structured narratively. It often modifies nouns in the illative case: for example, Teksti on laadittu kertomukselliseen muotoon (The text has been prepared in a narrative form), or Käsittelytapa voidaan suunnata kertomukselliseen lähestymistapaan (The approach can be directed toward a narrative method).

Etymology and nuance: The term is formed from kertomus (story) plus the adjectival suffix -ksellinen, yielding kertomuksellinen, with kertomukselliseen being its illative form. Related words include kertomuksellisuus (narrativity or storytelling nature) and kertomuksellisesti (adverb: narratively). It is distinct from but often related to the broader term narratiivinen, which also conveys the idea of a narrative but with somewhat different emphasis on structure or genre rather than emphasis on specific storytelling elements.

See also: kertomus, kertomuksellisuus, kertomuksellisesti, narratiivinen.