kyseisestä

Kyseisestä is a form of the Finnish demonstrative adjective kyseinen, meaning “the said” or “in question.” It is used to refer to something that has already been mentioned or is the focus of discussion. As a declined form, kyseisestä appears with nouns in the elative case (from the said thing), for example kyseisestä asiasta meaning “from the aforementioned matter.”

Morphology and usage

Kyseisestä is the elative singular form; the word follows the same inflection pattern as kyseinen. Other common forms of kyseinen include kyseisen (genitive), kyseistä (partitive), kyseisessä (inessive), and kyksetill other cases. The choice of form depends on the grammatical role and case of the noun it modifies. Kyseinen and its inflected forms are typically used in formal or written Finnish, including legal, academic, and official prose, but may appear in careful journalistic style as well.

Context and nuance

The term signals that the referent has already been introduced or is currently under discussion, helping to anchor statements to a specific, previously identified entity. It can convey precision and formality, and it is often preferred in contexts where clear reference to a prior point is important. In everyday spoken Finnish, speakers might opt for less formal alternatives such as edeltä mainittu or mainittu, depending on the register.

See also

Kyseinen, kyseleminen (related terms on demonstratives in Finnish), Finnish grammar of adjectives and pronouns.