Lauseessa

Lauseessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun lause, meaning “sentence.” It is used to indicate location inside a sentence and is common in linguistic discussion as well as everyday usage when referring to contents or positions within a sentence.

In Finnish, the inessive case answers questions of location “in/inside.” It is formed with the suffix -ssa or -ssä, depending on vowel harmony. For the stem lause, the form becomes lauseessa in most standard contexts, while the plural form lauseissa means “in sentences.” These forms show how the language marks spatial relationships within a sentence without relying on prepositions.

Usage and examples: Lauseessa are used in analyses of grammar and syntax, or when pointing to features within a sentence. Examples: “Tässä lauseessa on subjekti ja predikaatti.” meaning “In this sentence there is a subject and a predicate.” The construction can also appear in discussions of text, annotation, or language-learning exercises to specify content inside a sentence.

Related concepts include the broader Finnish case system and other location markers such as inessive variants for different stems (for example, voitko käyttää eri sanoja lauseessa vs. lauseissa). The term is typically contrasted with other cases like the elative (from within) or adessive (on/at the sentence).

See also: lause (sentence), suomen kielioppi (Finnish grammar), inessive case.