kokoelmana

Kokoelmana is the translative singular form of the Finnish noun kokoelma, meaning "a collection" or "as a collection." In Finnish grammar, the translative case indicates a state, change, or role, and kokoelmana expresses that something is being regarded or presented in the capacity of a collection.

Usage of kokoelmana centers on describing how items are grouped, displayed, or conceptualized. It is commonly used when referring to exhibitions, catalogs, or descriptions in which objects are treated as part of a collection rather than as individual items. The construction can convey that a set of works or objects is being presented as a unified whole.

Examples:

- Esineet on asetettu kokoelmana näyttelyyn. (The objects have been arranged as a collection for the exhibition.)

- Valokuvien sarja on esillä kokoelmana museossa. (The series of photographs is on display in the museum as a collection.)

- Taiteilijan teoksia tarkastellaan kokoelmana yhtenä kokonaisuutena. (The artist’s works are regarded as a single collection.)

Morphology and related forms:

- kokoelma is the base noun, meaning “collection.”

- Other case forms of kokoelma include kokoelman (genitive), kokoelmasta (elative), kokoelmaa (partitive), etc.

- The translative suffix -na/-nä attaches to the stem to form kokoelmana; pronunciation and spelling comply with standard Finnish phonology.

Kokoelmana is therefore a specialized grammatical form used to express that something functions, is viewed, or is presented as a collection. Its use is most common in discussions of art, archives, and curatorial or cataloging language.