Olennaisissa

Olennaisissa is a Finnish word used to refer to essential aspects of a topic or situation. It is the inessive plural form of the noun olennaisuus, which translates roughly as "essence" or "significance" and is used to talk about what is central or most important. In practice, olennaisissa occurs in contexts discussing core considerations, as in phrases like "olennaisissa asioissa" (in essential matters) or "olennaisissa kysymyksissä" (in important questions). The form signals that the speaker is focusing on the non-trivial, defining elements rather than incidental details.

Usage: It is common in formal, analytical, or theoretical writing, policy discussions and academic argumentation where distinctions between essential and peripheral factors are important.

Etymology: The word derives from olennaisuus, built from the root olenna- related to olennainen, meaning essential or significant. The -iss- inflection marks the inessive plural (-issa), used to indicate 'in' something in Finnish.

See also: olennainen, olennaisuus, keskeinen, ydin.