kuvailevan

Kuvailevan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kuvaileva, which means descriptive or pictorial. As a grammatical form, kuvailevan does not function as a standalone word; it is used to modify a noun in genitive case, aligning with Finnish adjective declension rules.

Usage and function

Kuvailevan typically appears in noun phrases where the noun is in genitive, or in clauses that require the genitive form of the adjective. For example, in a phrase like kuvailevan tarinan kerronta, the adjective describes the noun tarina (story) and agrees in case, yielding tarinan in genitive; the overall meaning is “the narration of the descriptive story.” Similar constructions include kuvailevan kuvan värit or kuvailevan kuvan ominaisuudet, meaning “the colors of the descriptive image” or “the features of the descriptive image.” The form demonstrates how Finnish adjectives flex for case and number across contexts.

Etymology and relation

The form kuvailevan derives from kuvaileva, itself built from the verb kuvailla (“to describe, depict”) plus the adjectival suffix -va. Finnish adjectives inflect across cases, numbers, and sometimes degrees of comparison; kuvailevan is the genitive singular of kuvaileva and can be complemented by other inflected forms like kuvailevaa (partitive singular) or kuvailevien (genitive plural), depending on the noun they modify and the sentence structure.

See also

kuvaileva; Finnish adjective declension; Finnish grammar.