Kasoissa

Kasoissa is a Finnish inflected form of the noun kasa, meaning a pile or heap. It is the inessive plural form, used to indicate that several piles are located somewhere. The singular counterpart is kasassa, meaning “in the pile.” Like other Finnish inessive forms, kasa becomes kasassa in the singular and kasoissa in the plural, with the appropriate vowel harmony for the suffix -ssa/-ssä/-issa/-issä.

Usage and nuance

Kasoissa is commonly found in descriptive or technical language, such as logistics, agriculture, waste management, and construction, where the location of multiple piles needs to be specified. It expresses a spatial relation rather than a count of individual items, and it often appears in contexts describing storage, disposal, or organization of materials.

Examples

Puutavara on kasoissa pihalla. The lumber is in piles in the yard. Lehtiä on kasoissa tontin reunalla after the storm. Leaves are in piles along the edge of the property.

Related terms

Related Finnish forms include kasa (pile), kasata (to pile), and kasassa (in the pile, singular inessive). These forms share the same root and are used to describe how objects are arranged or located in relation to piles.

Notes

Kasoissa is a standard grammatical form rather than a separate word with a fixed meaning. Its meaning derives from kasa and the inessive plural suffix, and its exact use depends on sentence structure and the surrounding context.