Määrätyssä

Määrätyssä is a Finnish word that translates to "in a specified," "in a determined," or "in a defined" manner. It is the inessive case of the participle määrätty, which itself comes from the verb määrätä, meaning to determine, specify, or decree. Therefore, määrätyssä indicates a state or situation where something has been previously fixed, decided, or set.

The word is often used in legal contexts, where it might refer to a situation that has been legally determined or a specific outcome that has been decreed. For example, a sentence in a legal document could read "asia on ratkaistu määrätyssä järjestyksessä" which translates to "the matter has been resolved in a specified order." This implies that a particular, predefined sequence of actions was followed.

In a more general sense, määrätyssä can describe anything that is not arbitrary but follows a plan or a set of rules. If someone is acting "määrätyssä tehtävässä," it means they are performing a specific, assigned task. The context in which "määrätyssä" appears is crucial for understanding its precise meaning, as it can range from a precise instruction to a general pre-determined condition. It emphasizes a lack of ambiguity and a pre-established nature of the subject it modifies.