Suojatussa

Suojatussa is a Finnish word form meaning "in (the) protected" or "in a protected (state/place)". It is the inessive singular form of the adjective/participle suojattu, which derives from the verb suojata ("to protect") and the noun suoja ("shelter, protection"). As an inessive, it indicates location or state: "suojatussa tilassa" = "in a protected space".

Grammatical features: suojattu functions both as a past participle and as an adjective; suojatussa is produced by adding the inessive ending -ssa/-ssä to the adjective stem. It follows regular Finnish adjective inflection and agrees with the head noun in case and number. Related inflected forms include suojattu (nominative), suojatun (genitive), suojattua (partitive) and suojattuun (illative).

Usage and contexts: the form suojatussa appears in everyday language, technical writing, legal texts and environmental descriptions to describe locations, objects or conditions that are protected or shielded. Common collocations are suojatussa tilassa (in a protected space), suojatussa asemassa (in a protected position/status) and suojatussa rakennuksessa (in a protected building). In contrast, suojassa (from the noun suoja) means "in shelter" and is used as a fixed locative expression; suojatussa emphasizes that the thing itself is protected.

Translations depend on context and often render suojatussa as "in a protected [place/state]" or "within protected ...".