Tutkimessa

Tutkimessa is the inessive form of the Finnish noun tutkimus, meaning “in research” or “in a study.” The inessive case marks location or context, and is commonly translated into English as “in the study” or “in research.” The standard written form is tutkimuksessa.

Usage and context

The form tutkimuksessa is used in academic writing, scientific articles, and reporting to refer to findings, data, or statements that come from a specific study. Examples include sentences like “Tutkimuksessa havaittiin, että…” (In the study, it was found that…) or “Tulokset perustuvat tutkimuksessa kerättyyn dataan” (The results are based on data collected in the study).

Linguistic notes

In Finnish, the inessive suffix is -ssa/-ssä. For tutkimus, the combination yields the standard form tutkimuksessa. The version tutkimassa or tutkimessa is not considered standard Finnish in most contexts; tutkimuksessa is the correct form in formal writing. As with other inflected forms, regional speech or nonstandard texts may show variations, but the normative usage remains tutkimuksessa.

Related terms

Related forms include tutkimus (the noun “research” or “study”); genitive tutkimuksen; elative and other cases follow standard Finnish inflection patterns. The term is widely used across disciplines to situate statements within a particular study or body of research.