kieliopillisena

Kieliopillisena is the essive form of the Finnish adjective kieliopillinen, meaning “grammatical.” In Finnish grammar the essive is used to express a temporary state or role, often translated roughly as “as a grammatical [thing]” or “in a grammatical sense.” The form is therefore primarily found in formal or linguistic contexts rather than everyday speech.

Morphology and use. The essive suffix -na/-nä attaches to the adjective stem to yield kieliopillisena. This construction marks that something is being considered or used in a grammatical capacity or interpreted from a grammatical standpoint. For example, a linguist might write that a certain sentence or form is kieliopillisena, indicating how it should be understood within grammar rather than in other senses.

Typical contexts. Kieliopillisena appears in scholarly discussion of grammar, semi-formal analyses, and corpus annotations where the author wants to specify that a particular element is being treated as a grammatical feature or category. It contrasts with kieliopillinen (grammatical, as an attribute) and kieliopillisesti (grammatically, adverbial usage). The essive nuance signals a stance or role rather than a permanent property.

See also. Kieliopillinen, kieliopillisesti, essiivi case, Finnish grammar.

References. Common Finnish grammar references discuss the essive form and how adjectives participate in role- or state-marking constructions, providing examples of forms like kieliopillisena in analytic writing.