Raivoisissa

Raivoisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective raivoisa, meaning “furious” or “angry.” It denotes a state or condition applying to multiple entities and is used with plural noun phrases in the inessive case, roughly translating to “in the furious (ones)” or “among the furious.” For example, raivoisissa väkijoukoissa means “in the furious crowds.”

Morphology and usage: Finnish adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. The inessive plural suffix is -issa (or -issä after front-vowel harmony). Thus raivoisissa is formed when the associated noun is plural and in the inessive case. This form is most commonly found in descriptive writing, journalism, and literature when emphasizing anger within a group rather than describing a single individual.

Examples:

- Keskustelu muuttui, ja raivoisissa ihmisryhmissä kuului huutoja. (The discussion changed, and loud cries were heard among the furious groups of people.)

- Lehti kuvasi tapahtuman raivoisissa väkijoukoissa. (The newspaper described the event in the furious crowds.)

Notes: Raivoisissa is a specific inflected form and does not function as an adverb. It is one of many Finnish adjective forms that enable nuanced description of groups or locations in a state of emotion. Related words include raivoisa (the base adjective), raivostunut (angry, furious in a different construction), and raivo (rage).

See also: raivoisa, raivostunut, raivo.