tiiviisiin

Tiiviiseen is a Finnish illative form of the adjective tiivinen, which roughly corresponds to “dense, compact, or concise” depending on context. In Finnish grammar, the illative case answers questions like “into what?” and is used to indicate movement into or transformation into a state. When tiivinen modifies a noun and the speaker wants to express entering or achieving a compact or concise form, the illative singular tiiviseen is used. The corresponding illative plural form is tiiviisiin.

Usage and meaning

The phrase tiiviseen muotoon is a common expression in written Finnish, meaning “in a concise form.” For example: Tiedot esitettiin tiiviiseen muotoon. This translates to “The information was presented in a concise form.” Other collocations include tiiviiseen tilaan (into a compact state) or tiiviisiin paketteihin (into compact packages). The choice of illative emphasizes a change of state or a result of applying conciseness or density to the object described.

Nuance and style

Tiivinen, and by extension tiiviseen, is often used in contexts where clarity, brevity, or compact structure is being discussed—such as journalism, academic writing, or style guides—where a concise presentation is valued. In everyday speech, speakers may prefer simpler adjectives, but tiivinen adds a formal or technical nuance when describing form, presentation, or packaging.

Relation to grammar

Tiiviseen is part of the inflection pattern for -inen adjectives in Finnish. Other cases of tiivinen include tiivisen (genitive) and tiiviisiin (illative plural), which function similarly to indicate state or direction in relation to the noun they modify.