soveltuvuutena

Soveltuvuutena is the essive form of the Finnish noun soveltuvuus, meaning suitability. It is used to express “as suitability” or “in the capacity of suitability,” often in contexts where a person or thing is described in a specific role or function.

Morphology and usage

The form soveltuvuutena is the singular essive case, used to indicate a temporary or contextual state of being suitable for a task or role. The plural form is soveltuvuuksina. The essive contrasts with the translative form soveltuvuudeksi (used for “becoming suitable for” or “as for becoming”) and with the genitive soveltuvuuden (possession or attribution: “of suitability”). In practical terms, soveltuvuutena appears in evaluative or formal descriptions, such as assessments, job applications, or official documents.

Examples (illustrative)

Hakemuksessa hänen soveltuvuutena tehtävään mainittiin aikaisempi johtamiskokemus. This sentence describes suitability for a task in an evaluative or formal context, using the essive to convey “as suitability.” Kaupallinen prosessi arvioi eri kandidaattien soveltuvuudena toiminalliseen rooliin.

Relation to other forms

Soveltuvuutena typically appears in formal writing and evaluative discourse. For general statements about suitability without specifying a role, other constructions (such as soveltuvuuden tai tehtävään soveltuva) may be more common. The phrase is distinct from phrase structures that denote change of state (translative) or possession (genitive).

Summary

Soveltuvuutena is a specialized grammatical form signaling “as suitability” in Finnish, primarily used in formal, evaluative, or descriptive contexts to denote the role or capacity in which something is regarded as suitable.