Suojassa
Suojassa is a Finnish word meaning in shelter or under protection. It is the inessive form of the noun suoja, meaning shelter or protection, formed with the inessive suffix -ssa to indicate location inside something that provides safety. The sense extends from literal shelter to figurative protection, including safety provided by laws, institutions, or relationships. In everyday language, suojassa is used with verbs like olla (to be) to describe being inside a protective space or being under someone’s safeguard. It also appears in contexts referring to safety during danger, such as in a bomb shelter (pommisuoja) or during a storm.
Examples include: Hän on suojassa. Pommisuoja pitää asukkaat suojassa pommituksilta. Myrskyn aikana ihmiset hakeutuivat suojaisiin tiloihin.
- Suojassa expresses location inside a protective place or under protection, whereas synonyms such as turvassa can
- Related terms include suoja (shelter, protection), suojata (to protect), and suojelu (protection measures).