Aamiaisissa

Aamiaisissa is a Finnish grammatical form that translates roughly to “in breakfasts” or “at breakfasts.” It represents the inessive plural of the noun related to breakfast. In Finnish, the inessive case indicates location or setting, so aamiaisissa is used when referring to multiple breakfast occasions or contexts in which breakfasts are taking place.

The form is mainly encountered in written Finnish, linguistic descriptions, menus, or travel and hospitality texts. In everyday speech, speakers more often use the singular form aamiaisessa when speaking in general about breakfast, or simply refer to breakfasts without emphasizing plural locations. The use of aamiaisissa tends to occur when the text explicitly discusses several breakfast events or settings.

Examples include: “Aamiaisissa tarjotaan leipää ja voita.” (At breakfast, bread and butter are served.) “Hotellin aamiaisissa on laaja valikoima leipiä, hedelmiä ja jogurttia.” (In the hotel breakfasts there is a wide selection of breads, fruit, and yogurt.) These sentences illustrate how the inessive plural situates actions or offerings within multiple breakfast contexts rather than a single meal.

See also: Finnish grammar, inessive case, plurals in Finnish.