tyypillistä

Tyypillistä is a Finnish word that functions as the partitive singular form of the adjective tyypillinen. It is used to indicate that something is characteristic of a person, group, situation, or phenomenon. In Finnish, tyypillistä often appears in predicative constructions to express general patterns, as in Tyypillistä on, että ihmiset etsivät tietoa verkosta, meaning “It is typical that people search for information on the internet.” The form can also stand in for a broader statement of characteristic, for example Tämä on tyypillistä, “This is typical.”

Grammatical notes and related forms: Tyypillistä is the partitive singular of tyypillinen, which is used attributively before a noun as tyypillinen esimerkki “a typical example.” The adverbial form tyypillisesti means “typically” or “in a typical manner.” Finnish also uses the noun tyypillisyys to refer to the concept of typicity or typicality.

Etymology and usage context: Tyypillinen derives from tyyppi, meaning “type,” with the suffix -llinen, which marks a characteristic or possessing the qualities of. The word is common across registers, from everyday conversation to journalism and academic writing, and it carries a neutral, descriptive sense rather than a value judgment. It is often used to describe conventional or expected features within a given context.

See also: tyypillinen, tyypillisesti, tyypillisyys.