tietynlaisista

"Tietynlaisista" is a Finnish word that translates to "of a certain kind" or "of a particular type." It is the partitive plural form of the adjective "tietynlainen." The word is used to describe something that belongs to a specific category or possesses certain characteristics, implying that there are other kinds or types as well.

For instance, if someone is discussing "tietynlaisista ihmisistä," they are referring to people of a specific kind or a particular group of individuals. This could be based on their behavior, background, or any other defining attribute. The use of the partitive case suggests that the speaker is talking about some of these individuals, or in a general sense about the nature of that particular type of person, rather than all of them exhaustively.

The term "tietynlainen" itself is a compound word. "Tietty" means "certain" or "specific," and "lainen" is a suffix that forms adjectives, often indicating kind or type, similar to "-like" or "-ish" in English. Therefore, "tietynlainen" literally means "of a certain kind." When pluralized and put into the partitive case, "tietynlaisista," it refers to multiple instances or aspects of that specific kind. It is a common and useful term in Finnish for making distinctions and categorizations in everyday language.