Määrässä

Määrässä is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun määrä, meaning quantity or amount. It expresses location or scope with respect to quantity and is often translated as “in quantity” or “in terms of amount.” The form is commonly used when the focus is on how much there is of something, rather than on the type or number alone.

Morphology and related forms: Määrä functions as a noun with several case endings. In addition to inessive määrässä, other common forms include nominative määrä, genitive määrän, partitive määrää, and elative määrästä. The plural inessive form is määrissä, used to discuss quantities across multiple items or groups (for example, in the quantities of several samples).

Usage and examples: Määrässä is frequent in statistical, planning, and analytical contexts, as well as in comparative statements. Examples: “Osallistujien määrässä tapahtui kasvu viime vuonna.” (There was an increase in the number of participants.) “Näytteiden määrässä havaittiin pieniä eroja.” (Small differences were observed in the quantities of the samples.) “Suurissa määrissä käytettyjä tuotteita” (products used in large quantities) illustrates use in plural.

Nuances and style: Määrässä tends to appear in formal or technical writing, such as reports and studies, where the emphasis is on scale, extent, or distribution of quantity. It is distinct from other cases of määrä that shift emphasis toward the object’s count or type. In English, it is often rendered as “in terms of quantity” or “in quantity,” depending on context.