lyhytaikaista
Lyhytaikaista is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective lyhytaikainen, meaning short-term or short-lived. It is used to describe something that lasts for a brief period, and it appears when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case, or when the statement requires a partitive construction.
Etymology and form: lyhytaikaista is built from the stem lyhytaikainen (short-term) with the typical Finnish adjective
Usage and nuance: lyhytaikaista is widely used in business, finance, planning, and social discourse to distinguish
Examples: Yritys haki lyhytaikaista lainaa. Tämä on lyhytaikainen ratkaisu. The partnership announced lyhytaikaista liikenneinfran rahoitusta in
See also: related terms include pitkäaikainen (long-term), tilapäinen (temporary), and väliaikainen (provisional), which help express variations