Likaisessa

Likaisessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective likainen, meaning dirty. It is used to describe a noun in the inessive case, typically translating to “in a dirty [something].” The form is not used alone as a standalone noun; it appears in phrases where a noun is in the inessive, such as likaisessa vedessä (in dirty water).

Grammar and usage: Likainen belongs to the -inen class of Finnish adjectives. In the inessive singular, likainen becomes likaisessa, and in the inessive plural it becomes likaisissa. Examples include: “Kalat uivat likaisessa joessa” (The fish swam in a dirty river) and “Kissa makasi likaisessa huoneessa” (The cat lay in a dirty room). These forms show how the adjective agrees with the noun and the case of the noun it modifies.

Notes: Likaisessa functions as a descriptive, attributive modifier within a larger noun phrase. It is common in descriptive writing to convey a specific state of the environment or object. In everyday speech, speakers may still use likainen with the noun directly (for example, “likainen vesi” for “dirty water”) and then apply the appropriate case ending on the noun.

See also: Finnish adjectives, Finnish grammar, inessive case.