tällaisen

Tällaisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish demonstrative adjective tällainen, meaning “such” or “this kind of.” It is used to refer to a noun that belongs to a category described as being of that kind, and it agrees with the noun in case. For example, in Ostan tällaisen auton, the noun auto is in the genitive, so the modifier takes the genitive form tällaisen.

Usage and function

Tällaisen is typically found in noun phrases with a following noun in another case, most commonly genitive when describing a specific instance: tällaisen auton = such a car. It can also appear in other cases where the noun is inflected accordingly, producing forms like tällaisen sään (such weather), tällaista (partitive singular, as in En ole nähnyt tällaista ennen), or tällaisten (genitive plural). The word functions as a demonstrative determiner and is used to indicate that the noun belongs to a particular kind that the speaker has in mind, often in contrast to other kinds or in response to a prior reference.

Forms

Tällainen is the base form; key inflected forms include:

- Nominative singular: tällainen

- Genitive singular: tällaisen

- Partitive singular: tällaista

- Nominative plural: tällaiset

- Genitive plural: tällaisten

- Partitive plural: tällaisia

These forms align with Finnish adjective declension patterns and mirror the case and number of the noun they modify.

Examples

Tällainen auto on hyvä hankinta. (This kind of car is a good purchase.)

Ostin tällaisen auton eilen. (I bought such a car yesterday.)

En ole nähnyt tällaista ennen. (I have not seen such a thing before.)

Tällaisesta säästä on puhuttu paljon. (There has been a lot of talk about such weather.)

See also

tällainen as a form of demonstrative adjective; related forms include tällaista, tällaisia, ja tällaisten.