Suuntaisessa

Suuntaisessa is a Finnish adjective form meaning directional or oriented, derived from the noun suunta (direction). It is used to describe something that has a specific direction or is aligned toward a particular orientation. In Finnish grammar, suuntais- appears as a base for inflection with the usual adjective endings, so suuntaisessa is the inessive singular form meaning “in a directional/oriented state.”

The term tends to appear in technical or descriptive contexts, such as geography, design, engineering, or crystallography, where objects or arrangements are discussed in terms of their orientation. For example, a component might be described as being in suuntaisessa asennossa (in a directional orientation) relative to a reference axis. In everyday language, the word can be encountered when talking about how something is pointed or aligned.

Related forms include suuntaisen (genitive singular) and suuntaista (partitive singular), as well as other inflected forms like suuntaisen, suuntaisella, or suuntaiselta, depending on case and number. The base adjective suuntaisin or suuntais- is built from suunta (direction) plus the -ainen adjective suffix, creating a family of terms that convey orientation.

See also: suunta, suuntaus, suuntainen, directional terminology in Finnish. The usage of suuntaisessa is primarily contextual and common in technical or formal writing, rather than everyday speech.