kvantitatiiviselle
Kvantitatiiviselle is the allative singular form of the Finnish adjective kvantitatiivinen, meaning “quantitative.” It is used when the noun it modifies is in the allative case, to express a sense of “for a quantitative X” or “to a quantitative X.” This form appears in academic, scientific, or technical contexts where a distinction between quantitative and other approaches is being made.
In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in case and number. The allative form kvantitatiiviselle
- Kvantitatiiviselle is typically placed before the noun it modifies, forming a noun phrase such as kvantitatiiviselle
- It commonly appears in research reports, proposals, and methodological discussions where emphasis is on numerical data,
- The word derives from kvantitatiivinen, which in turn comes from the Latin root for quantity and
- The counterpart for qualitative contexts is kvalitatiivinen, with its own allative form kvalitatiiviselle.