osastoina

Osastoina is the Finnish plural essive form of the noun osasto, meaning “as departments” or “in the capacity of departments.” In Finnish, the essive case expresses a temporary state or role, and the plural form osastoina refers specifically to more than one department. It is commonly used when describing how an organization is divided into several departments in official texts, organizational charts, or project plans.

Etymology: The base term osasto denotes a department or division. The plural essive suffix -ina creates the form osastoina to convey “as departments.”

Usage: Osastoina is used with verbs and constructions that describe division or function, for example: Organisaatio jaettiin osastoina. It is also related to other case forms such as osastoihin (illative, meaning “into departments”) and the nominative plural osastot (departments).

Examples:

- Organisaatio jaettiin osastoina.

- Hankkeen vastuut jaettiin osastoina, kuten talous-, tuotanto- ja henkilöstöosastot.

Related terms: osasto (department), osastoituminen (the concept of organizing into departments). Osastoina provides a precise linguistic way to express a multi-department structure in Finnish text.