Samantapaisissa

Samantapaisissa is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective samantapainen, used to express the sense of “in similar ones” or “in similar contexts.” It is the inessive plural form and is typically attached to a noun phrase referring to multiple analogous cases or situations, for example in samantapaisissa tapauksissa or samantapaisissa tilanteissa. The term signals that what is described applies to objects, events, or conditions that resemble those previously discussed.

Etymology and form: samantapainen is built from sama, meaning “the same,” and tapa, meaning “manner” or “way,” with the common adjective suffix -inen. The plural inessive form -issa/-issä yields samantapaisissa, used when the reference is to several similar instances. The form is common in formal or analytical Finnish and can refer to past or hypothetical comparisons, depending on context.

Usage: The expression is used to indicate comparability or analogy across multiple referents within a text. It frequently appears with nouns like tapaukset (cases), tilanteet (situations), or olosuhteet (conditions). It helps to connect described phenomena to a broader set of similar circumstances without repeating details for each instance.

Examples:

- Samantapaisissa tilanteissa voidaan käyttää samaa lähestymistapaa. [In similar situations, the same approach can be used.]

- Tutkimus kohteli samantapaisissa tapauksissa esiintyvää ilmiötä. [The study addressed the phenomenon occurring in similar cases.]

- Samantapaisissa olosuhteissa havaittiin samanlaista käyttäytymistä. [In similar conditions, similar behavior was observed.]

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, inessive case.