luonnontieteellisenä

Luonnontieteellisenä is the essive form of the Finnish adjective luonnontieteellinen, meaning “natural science.” In Finnish grammar, the essive expresses a state, role, or perspective in which something is viewed or carried out. Luonnontieteellisenä denotes “as a natural science” or “in the capacity of a natural science,” and it is commonly used to frame statements about how something is considered within a particular discipline, especially in academic or methodological contexts.

Usage and examples

Hän toimii luonnontieteellisenä tutkijana. This means “He works as a natural science researcher.” Another example is: Keskustelun tulkinta esitettiin luonnontieteellisenä näkökulmana, meaning “The interpretation was presented as a natural science perspective.” The form can also appear in phrases like selitys voidaan nähdä luonnontieteellisenä ilmiönä (“the explanation can be viewed as a natural-science phenomenon”), illustrating its role in describing viewpoints or classifications.

Etymology and related forms

The word is built from luonnontiede (natural science) plus the adjective ending -ellinen, with the essive suffix -na/-nä to yield -inenä form: luonnontieteellinen → luonnontieteellisenä. The corresponding adverbial form is luonnontieteellisesti, meaning “scientifically.” Other essive forms follow similar patterns and are used to denote roles such as “as a [discipline]” across Finnish text.

See also

Finnish grammar: essive case; luonnontiede; luonnontieteellinen; tutkija; kielioppi.