kunnolliseen

Kunnolliseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective kunnollinen, meaning proper, decent or respectable. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement into or toward a state or manner, so kunnolliseen is used when referring to entering or adopting a proper way, form, or manner.

Common uses of kunnolliseen occur with nouns in illative that express manner or state, most often with the phrase kunnolliseen tapaan, meaning “in a proper manner” or “in a proper way.” The construction can describe how actions are performed or guided, and it may pair with other illative forms such as kunnolliseen suuntaan (in a proper direction) or kunnolliseen muotoon (into a proper form). Examples include: Hän hoiti tehtävän kunnolliseen tapaan (He handled the task in a proper manner); Keskustelu käytiin kunnolliseen tapaan (The discussion was conducted in a proper manner).

Usage note: kunnolliseen carries normative connotations, implying appropriateness, propriety, or respectability in the described manner or state. It is most common in formal or written Finnish, and speakers often replace it with synonyms like asiallinen or sovelias in everyday speech.

Etymology and related forms: the form derives from kunnollinen (proper, decent) with the illative suffix -in/-en, yielding kunnolliseen. Related forms include the adjective kunnollinen, and adverbial usage would typically be kunnollisesti for “properly.”

See also: kunnollinen, illatiivi forms, tapaan, suuntaan, Finnish illative case.