Manuaalisissa

Manuaalisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective manuaalinen, meaning manual or hand-operated. It is used to describe nouns in contexts where something is operated without automation and is in plural form. The word can refer to devices, systems, or processes that are manually controlled.

In automotive and technical language, manuaalisissa commonly appears in phrases such as manuaalisissa vaihteistoissa (in manual transmissions) or manuaalisissa autoissa (in manual cars). Beyond vehicles, it can describe any manual or non-automatic characteristic, for example manuaalisissa prosesseissa (in manual processes) or manuaalisissa asennoissa (in manually configured setups). The final form agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, so it is often elliptical when the noun is understood from context.

Etymology and related forms: manuaali is the noun for a manual or instruction manual; manuaalinen is the corresponding adjective. The form manuaalisissa is the plural inessive used when referring to multiple manual instances, whereas other case forms would yield different endings. The term exists alongside related Finnish terms such as manuaalinen, manuaali, and the contrasting automaattinen (automatic) or automaattivaihteisto (automatic transmission).

See also: manuaalinen, manuaali, manuaalivaihteisto, automaattivaihteisto, manual operating.