tyyppisenä

Tyyppisenä is the essive form of the Finnish adjective tyyppinen, meaning "typical" or "representative." It is used to express a temporary state or role, indicating that something is being described "as a typical example" or "in the capacity of a type." The form is created by adding the essive ending -na/-nä to the stem, giving tyyppisenä.

In practice, tyyppisenä is common in written Finnish, especially in analytical or expository texts. It is often found in phrases such as tyyppisenä esimerkkinä (as a typical example) or tyyppisenä kuvauksena (as a representative description). The essive marks the framing function in the sentence, rather than a permanent property of the noun.

The usage contrasts with other forms: the translative -ksi marks a change of state or role (for example, muuttua opettajaksi, to become a teacher), while the essive expresses a state or role during the statement. The nuance is that tyyppisenä signals how something is being presented within the discourse, not a permanent attribute.

Example: Tyyppisenä esimerkkinä voidaan mainita pohjoismainen hyvinvointivaltiomalli. This sentence means "As a typical example, one can cite the Nordic welfare state model."