Komiteassa

Komiteassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun komitea, meaning committee. In Finnish grammar, the inessive case marks location inside something or membership within a group. Therefore komiteassa translates roughly to “in the committee” or “on the committee.” It is used when referring to someone being part of a committee or to actions or discussions that take place within a committee.

The form is created by adding the inessive suffix -ssa to the base komitea, resulting in komiteassa. Since the suffix begins with s, the ending is written with a double s: komiteassa. The word komitea itself is a loanword from French comité, typically adopted through Swedish kommitté.

Usage examples include: Hän on komiteassa. Keskustelut pidettiin komiteassa. Ehdotus käsiteltiin komiteassa. In organizational language, komiteassa commonly indicates both the location of activities within a committee and membership status, and it contrasts with related forms such as komiteaksi, which expresses “as a committee,” or komiteaan, the illative form meaning “into the committee.”