yksinkertaisella

Yksinkertaisella is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective yksinkertainen, used to describe something that is simple or uncomplicated and to indicate manner, means, or disposition in relation to a noun in the adessive case. The underlying sense is “with a simple [X]” or “in a simple way,” depending on the syntactic construction.

In usage, yksinkertaisella commonly combines with a noun in the adessive to express the means or manner by which something is done. Typical collocations include yksinkertaisella menetelmällä (with a simple method), yksinkertaisella tavalla (in a simple way), and yksinkertaisella ohjeella (with a simple instruction). It is important to distinguish this form from the adverbial yksinkertaisesti, which modifies verbs or adjectives to mean “simply” or “merely.”

Etymology and morphology: the form derives from the root adjective yksinkertainen plus the adessive suffix -lla. Like other Finnish adjectives, yksinkertainen inflects to agree with the noun it modifies in case, number, and definiteness; thus, singular adessive becomes yksinkertaisella, while plural adessive would be yksinkertaisilla.

Examples:

- Päävaihe suoritettiin yksinkertaisella menetelmällä. (The main step was performed with a simple method.)

- Hän teki tehtävän yksinkertaisella tavalla. (He completed the task in a simple manner.)

- Ohjeistus esitettiin yksinkertaisella kielellä. (The instructions were presented in simple language.)

Related terms include yksinkertaisuus (simplicity) and yksinkertaisesti (simply). Yksinkertaisella is a standard function word in Finnish to describe means, methods, or manners in a straightforward, uncomplicated sense.