Päälausesa
Päälausesa is a Finnish linguistics term that refers to the inessive form of the noun päälause, meaning the main clause. The form is used primarily in theoretical analyses of sentence structure to indicate location within a sentence rather than as a standalone everyday expression. In Finnish grammar, the main clause is the clause that can stand on its own as a complete sentence, while subordinate clauses (alaehtoinen lause or sivulause) depend on the main clause for their full meaning.
In usage, päälausesa functions as a locative label in descriptive analyses. It helps grammarians specify where
Morphologically, päälausesa is the inessive form of päälause. Finnish uses the inessive case suffix -ssa/-ssä, which
Relation to other concepts is straightforward: the main clause (päälause) can usually stand alone, whereas subordinate