tottelevuutena

Tottelevuutena is a Finnish grammatical form that functions to express “as obedience” or “in the capacity of obedience.” It is derived from the noun tottelevuus (obedience, compliance) and is created with the suffix -na or -nä, which in Finnish marks a role or the state in which something is performed.

In usage, tottelevuutena is typically found in written or analytical language rather than everyday speech. It appears in discussions about obedience as a social or behavioral trait, or when describing functions or roles that involve obedience. For example, it can occur in phrases that treat obedience as an attribute or a categorization, such as tottelevuutena pidetty ominaisuus (an attribute regarded as obedience). The form helps to foreground obedience as a measurable or describable property within a broader description.

Morphologically, the base is the noun tottelevuus, with the suffix -na/-nä attaching to create a value meaning “in the role of” or “as.” The corresponding genitive, tottelevuuden, is used when the concept is possessed or specified within a larger noun phrase. The form is thus primarily a linguistic device for framing or analyzing obedience conceptually rather than a common everyday expression.

Semantic nuances include treating obedience as a quality, a behavioral expectation, or a normative standard. It can be applied to people or animals in sociological, psychological, educational, or veterinary-discussion contexts. Overall, tottelevuutena signals that obedience is being examined as a role or figure rather than simply described as a trait. See also tottelevuus.