Kevyeissä

Kevyeissä is a Finnish grammatical form that serves as the inessive plural of the adjective kevyt, meaning light in weight or not heavy. It is used to describe multiple objects or entities that share the characteristic of being light. In practical terms, kevyeissä indicates “in the light ones” or, more commonly, “in light (weight) condition” when referring to several items.

Etymology and morphology: The form is created by taking the stem of kevyt and adding the inessive plural ending -issä. Finnish adjectives inflect for number and case, and the inessive plural is used when the reference is to more than one item in a state or category described as light. The spelling preserves the stem vowel and consonant pattern of kevyt, producing kevyeissä.

Usage: Kevyeissä tends to appear in contexts where weight is a relevant property, such as packaging, equipment, clothing, or materials that are deliberately light. It can also occur in descriptive prose to emphasize lightness as a qualitative trait across several subjects. While most common in literal descriptions of weight, the form can appear in metaphorical or industry-specific language when talking about products, specifications, or design attributes that prioritize lightness.

Notes: kevyeissä is a standard, regular inflection within Finnish grammar. Its correct use depends on recognizing the plural inessive construction and aligning it with other adjectives describing similar properties. For learners, it is helpful to compare with other inessive plural forms such as in -issä in different adjective stems.

See also: Finnish grammar, inessive case, adjective declension.