kolminkertaiseen

Kolminkertaiseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective kolminkertainen, meaning threefold or triple. It is used to indicate a quantity, amount, or degree that has grown to three times a reference value, and it is typically followed by a noun in illative case to mark the target of the increase or transition.

Grammar and usage: The form is employed when the noun it modifies is in illative case, for example to express “to three times the amount” or “to three times the price.” Common examples include phrases such as kolminkertaiseen määrään or kolminkertaiseen hintaan, where the illative nouns refer to the target of the threefold change. The base adjective kolminkertainen often appears in attributive use (e.g., kolminkertainen kasvu), while other forms like kolminkertaisesti function as an adverb, and kolminkertaisuus as a noun meaning threefoldness.

Etymology and related forms: The word is built from kolm- (three) and kertainen (times), with the -nen suffix forming an adjective. Related forms include kolminkertaisesti (adverb), kolminkertaisuus (the noun meaning threefoldness), and the masculine/feminine variations that arise from Finnish adjective declension.

Notes: Kolminkertaiseen is a formal or technical construction used in mathematics, statistics, economics, and formal writing to describe quantities that are three times larger than a reference point. In everyday language, speakers may prefer simpler expressions such as kolme kertaa suurempi, depending on context.