Toimivassa

Toimivassa is a Finnish language term that functions primarily as the inessive form of the adjective toimiva, meaning "functional" or "operational." The form toimivassa translates roughly as "in a functioning state" or "in operation." It is used to describe objects, systems, or processes that are working or currently in use. In common usage, it appears in phrases such as laite on toimivassa kunnossa (the device is in working condition) or järjestelmä toimivassa käytössä (the system is in operation). It is also used in informal speech to indicate that something is currently functioning as intended.

Morphology: The base adjective toimiva combines the stem toim- with the common -va adjectival ending; adding the inessive suffix -ssa yields toimivassa. Finnish adjectives agree with the noun they describe in case, number, and person; in the inessive form they describe location or state "in" something.

Usage: In technical writing, toimivassa is used to report status during inspection, maintenance, or troubleshooting. It can appear in manuals, checklists, and status updates to indicate operational readiness. In everyday language it conveys that a device or system is functioning, rather than broken.

Notable uses: There is no widely known organization, publication, or work singularly named Toimivassa; it is generally encountered as a grammatical form within sentences rather than as a proper noun.

See also: Finnish language, Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, inessive case.