samanvärinen

Samanvärinen is a Finnish adjective meaning “of the same color” or “having the same color as something else.” It describes objects that share an identical color or color tone, often in relation to another item or set.

The term is formed from sama, meaning “the same,” and värinen, derived from väri, meaning “color,” with the common adjective suffix -inen. In usage, samanvärinen agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, for example samanvärinen auto (a same-colored car), samanväriset vaatteet (the same-colored clothes).

In everyday language samanvärinen is used to indicate color matching in clothing, objects, or artworks. A phrase in a comparison is often formed as samanvärinen kuin, meaning “the same color as,” as in se on samanvärinen kuin toinen tekijä (it is the same color as the other). Grammatical forms include samanvärinen (singular nominative), samanväriset (plural nominative), and samanväristä (partitive singular), as seen in examples like Ostan samanvärisen paidan (I buy a shirt of the same color) or Kaksi samanväristä autoa on parkissa (Two same-colored cars are in the parking lot).

Related discussions may involve color terminology and contrasts, such as väri, sävy, and monochrome concepts, though samanvärinen specifically emphasizes identical coloration rather than overall hue variety.