Tilanteissa

Tilanteissa is a Finnish morphological form meaning “in situations” and is the plural inessive form of tilanne, which means a situation or circumstance. It is used to refer to the contexts or environments in which events or actions take place, functioning as a locative expression rather than a standalone noun.

In Finnish grammar, tilanne is a common noun. Its plural nominative form is tilanteet, while the inessive form for plural contexts is tilanteissa. The singular inessive form is tilanteessa (in the situation). The inessive case marks location or context and is formed with the suffix -ssa or -ssä, depending on vowel harmony, with tilanne yielding tilanteessa for singular and tilanteissa for plural.

Usage of tilanteissa typically occurs in descriptive or analytical writing, when the writer refers to multiple contexts rather than a single instance. It often appears with a relative pronoun or conjunction to introduce a clause, such as tilanteissa, joissa … (in situations where …) or simply in phrases like erikokoisissa tilanteissa (in different kinds of situations). The expression translates to “in situations” or “in circumstances” in English and can be combined with adjectives or modifiers to specify context, such as erilaisissa tilanteissa (in various situations).

See also: Finnish grammar; inessive case; tilanne.