yksikertaisen

Yksikertaisen is a Finnish adjective form that functions as the genitive singular of the adjective yksikertainen. The base term yksikertainen is built from yksi, meaning “one,” and kerta, meaning “time” or “occurrence,” and it conveys the sense of “onefold” or “single.” In broader Finnish usage, yksikertainen can be translated roughly as “simple” or “one-time/single,” depending on context, while yksikertaisen marks the possessive or relationship to another noun in the genitive case.

In grammar, yksikertaisen appears when describing a noun in genitive form. For example, in a phrase such as “yksikertaisen kappaleen hinta,” the meaning is “the price of a single piece.” The form demonstrates how Finnish adjectives decline to agree with their nouns in number, case, and definiteness. While yksikertaisen is most commonly encountered in more formal, mathematical, or technical contexts, it can also appear in descriptive language to emphasize the notion of a single, uncomplicated unit or instance.

Related terms include yksikertainen (the base form meaning “onefold” or “single”), yksikertaisuus (the noun form referring to simplicity or onefold-ness), and kertainen (the broader suffix indicating multiplicity). In practice, yksikertaisen is primarily a grammatical form used within phrases rather than a standalone, frequently used word in everyday Finnish.

Notes: The concept is mainly linguistic and mathematical, with the exact sense depending on context. Finnish dictionaries describe yksikertainen as “onefold” or “single,” while the exact rendering of yksikertaisen depends on the noun it modifies.