Neljissä

Neljissä is a Finnish inflected form of the cardinal numeral neljä (four). It represents the inessive plural of the numeral and is used when describing something that exists or is arranged inside four units or groups, with the following noun in the inessive case. In practice, neljissä appears in contexts where a division into four parts or groups is being described, especially in linguistic, mathematical, or technical writing.

The form is primarily a linguistic and descriptive tool rather than a common everyday usage. It combines a numeral with the inessive plural ending to express placement or distribution within four units. Because Finnish numerals interact with case endings when modifying nouns, neljissä often accompanies nouns in the inessive plural, such as osissa or ryhmissä, to convey “in four parts” or “in four groups.”

Typical collocations include phrases like neljissä osissa or neljissä ryhmissä. These constructions are most commonly encountered in explanations of classifications, distributions, or procedural steps where precision about grouping into fours is important. In ordinary speech, speakers may choose alternative phrasings depending on context, but neljissä remains a standard form in formal or analytical Finnish.

See also: Finnish grammar, cardinal numerals, inessive case, Finnish inflection.

References are not provided here, but readers can consult Finnish grammar resources for a deeper treatment of numerals and case-inflected constructions.