Sekundaarisissa

Sekundaarisissa is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the inessive plural of the adjective sekundaarinen, meaning secondary. It is used to indicate location or state within a group described as secondary or peripheral, and it typically appears in phrases rather than as a stand-alone word. The form reflects Finnish morphology, where the inessive plural ending -issa (or -issä) marks location, as in “sekundaarisissa tiloissa” (in secondary premises).

Etymology and construction: sekundaarinen is an adjective derived from the Latin root secundus, through Finnish linguistic development and the common Finnish suffix -aarinen for forming adjectives. The phrase sekundaarisissa therefore means “in the secondary ones,” with the sense of belonging to or being situated within a secondary category. The word is most often found in formal, descriptive, or analytical writing.

Usage and context: The term is used in academic, administrative, archival, and organizational texts to distinguish secondary elements from primary ones. Typical constructions include “sekundaarisissa tehtävissä” (in secondary tasks), “sekundaarisissa toimissa” (in secondary operations), and “sekundaarisissa tiloissa” (in secondary premises). It signals a classificatory distinction rather than a value judgment about importance.

Nuance and translation: In English, sekundaarisissa is commonly translated as “in the secondary [ones/areas/operations],” depending on the noun it accompanies. The word is not part of everyday vocabulary; its use tends to appear in formal or specialized discourse where a clear primary/secondary distinction is being described.