selostavassa

Selostavassa is a Finnish word form used in linguistic and writing contexts. It is the inessive singular form of the adjective selostava, which comes from the verb selostaa meaning to describe, recount, or explain. The form selostavassa appears when the noun it modifies is in the inessive case, indicating a location or state “in the descriptive/expository sense.”

In grammar and style discussions, selostava or selostava tyyli describes an expository or explanatory approach to presenting information. This contrasts with the kertova (narrative) style, which emphasizes storytelling and sequence, or the kuvaleva or kuvaileva styles that focus on description. The term is common in language teaching, rhetoric, and linguistic analyses that classify text types by function and tone.

Usage and examples: the form selostavassa is used in phrases like selostavassa tekstissä (in the descriptive/expository text) or selostavassa muodossa (in the descriptive/expository form). In scholarly contexts, one may refer to the selostavan tyylin piirteet (features of the expository style) or discuss how selostava lähestymistapa presents information objectively and systematically, often with definitions, explanations, and data.

Relationship to related terms: selostus means a report or summary; selostava describes the expository function, and selostavat lauseet or selostava kieli refer to expository sentences or language. The term helps distinguish writing that aims to inform and explain from other discourses that aim to entertain, persuade, or describe in other ways.