taivutuskuvansa

Taivutuskuvansa is a Finnish linguistic term referring to the inflection pattern associated with a word. In Finnish grammar, taivutuskuva (plural taivutuskuvat) describes the set of endings and possible stem changes that a word takes when declined or conjugated. The concept helps linguists and language learners predict the correct forms across different grammatical forms such as cases, numbers, and moods.

Taivutuskuvat are used to categorize words into groups that share the same system of endings. Nouns and adjectives are most commonly described by taivutuskuvat, which specify how each form is built in singular and plural, and in different cases. Verbs also have taivutuskuvat that determine endings for tenses, moods and persons. The categories reflect regular patterns as well as irregularities arising from phenomena like consonant gradation or vowel harmony.

The possessive form taivutuskuvansa denotes the inflection pattern belonging to a particular word. It is used in grammar descriptions, dictionaries and educational materials to indicate which endings or stem changes apply to that word. When a word’s taivutuskuva is known, learners can apply the same scheme to all forms of the word without memorizing each form individually.

Overall, taivutuskuvansa highlights that Finnish word forms are not arbitrary but follow systematic patterns. Understanding a word’s taivutuskuva enables more efficient learning of declension or conjugation and improves accuracy in both written and spoken Finnish.