taivutuskuvaama

Taivutuskuvaama, a Finnish term, translates to "inflectional schema" or "declension paradigm" in English. It refers to the set of all possible inflected forms of a word, particularly nouns, adjectives, and pronouns in Finnish grammar. Finnish is an agglutinative language, meaning that grammatical functions are expressed by adding suffixes to a base word. The taivutuskuvaama encompasses all these variations.

For example, the noun 'talo' (house) has numerous inflected forms to indicate case, number, and possession. These include singular nominative 'talo', singular genitive 'talon', singular partitive 'taloa', plural nominative 'talot', and so on. The complete collection of these forms constitutes the taivutuskuvaama for 'talo'.

Understanding the taivutuskuvaama is crucial for comprehending Finnish morphology and syntax. It helps learners identify the root of a word and determine its grammatical role within a sentence. Different word classes have distinct taivutuskuvaamat, and even within a class, there can be variations based on stem type or irregular declensions. Dictionaries and linguistic resources often present the taivutuskuvaama for each word to aid in its proper usage and understanding.