Subjekteissa

Subjekteissa is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “in the subjects” and functions as the inessive plural of the noun subjekti. The noun subjekti can refer to the syntactic subject of a sentence, a broader participant or agent in an action, or a conscious being in philosophical or social science contexts. Subjekteissa is therefore used when discussing multiple subjects within a study, analysis, or theoretical discussion.

In Finnish grammar, the inessive case marks location or position and the plural suffix -issa/-issä is applied to pluralize and indicate the a priori location “in the subjects.” The form subjekteissa follows standard rules of vowel harmony and noun inflection for loanwords like subjekti. It is primarily encountered in linguistic, academic, or research prose rather than in everyday speech.

Usage examples are typically found in scholarly writing about data sets, experimental participants, or theoretical agents. For instance, one might encounter phrases such as subjekteissa tapahtuvat prosessit (processes occurring in the subjects) or subjekteissa esiintyvät piirteet (features that appear in the subjects). The exact interpretation depends on context: it can refer to grammatical subjects in sentences or to agents/participants studied within a given inquiry.

Etymology and related terms: subjekti is a loanword from Latin subiectus, adopted into Finnish taxonomic and linguistic terminology. Related concepts include objekti (object) and predikaatti (predicate), which together with subjekti form core elements of Finnish grammar.

See also: subjekti, objekti, predikaatti, kielioppi.