keskivaikeassa

Keskivaikeassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective keskivaikea, which means moderately difficult or of intermediate difficulty. The base meaning combines kesk- meaning middle or moderate with vaikea meaning difficult. The phrase is used to describe tasks, problems, questions, or levels that are neither easy nor very difficult.

Use and context

Keskivaikea is commonly employed in education, assessments, gaming, and everyday language to classify difficulty levels. It can describe a single item or a set of items, and it often appears in phrases such as “keskivaikea tehtävä” (a moderately difficult task) or “keskivaikea taso” (a mid-level difficulty). In practice, writers choose keskivaikea or its inflected forms to match the noun's number and case.

Inflection and examples

As with other Finnish adjectives, keskivaikea agrees with the noun it modifies. Examples include:

- keskivaikea tehtävä (nominative singular)

- keskivaikeassa tehtävässä (inessive singular, “in a moderately difficult task”)

- keskivaikeat tehtävät (nominative plural, “moderately difficult tasks”)

- keskivaikeiden tehtävien (genitive plural)

Translation and nuance

In English, keskivaikea translates to “moderately difficult” or “mid-level,” depending on context. It signals neither ease nor extreme difficulty and is useful for educational rubrics, game design, and problem-setting when a middle-ground difficulty is intended.

See also

Difficult, easy, and mid-level difficulty classifications in Finnish usage.