keskeneräisenä

Keskeneräisenä is a Finnish adjective form meaning “as unfinished” or “in an unfinished state.” It is the essive singular form of keskeneräinen, which describes something that is not yet completed. The essive case, marked by the suffix -na/-nä, conveys a temporary state or role and is commonly used with predicative constructions such as olla (to be).

In practice, keskeneräisenä appears in sentences that describe a current condition rather than a permanent quality. For example, with the verb olla, one can say that a project or task is keskeneräisenä, indicating that it remains incomplete. It is a form you are more likely to encounter in written or formal Finnish, such as reports, descriptions, or technical writing.

The plural form is keskeneräisinä, used when referring to multiple subjects in the same sense, for instance: Työt ovat keskeneräisinä (The tasks are unfinished). The noun keskeneräisyys can be used to refer to the general state of incompleteness.

Keskeneräisenä is part of a broader set of essive forms in Finnish that express temporary states or identities. It contrasts with other states described by nouns or other cases, and is distinct from the noun keskeneräisyys, which denotes the concept of unfinishedness rather than a specific state of being.

See also: keskeneräisyys, keskeneräiset, essive case, Finnish grammar.