kokonaiseen
Kokonaiseen is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the illative singular of the adjective kokonainen, which means “whole” or “entire.” In Finnish, adjectives that modify a noun in a given case take the corresponding inflection; when the noun is in the illative case, the adjective also takes an illative ending, yielding kokonaiseen.
Usage and nuance: The form emphasizes the object as a single, intact whole rather than as a
Examples: Hän meni kokonaiseen taloon. (He entered the entire house.) Tutkimus kohdistui kokonaiseen järjestelmään. (The study
Etymology: Kokonaiseen is formed from the stem kokonainen plus the illative suffix -iseen, a pattern seen with
See also: kokonainen, kokonaisuus, illatiivi (illative case) in Finnish grammar. Although kokonaiseen is a regular inflected