Valitsemisessa

Valitsemisessa is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the inessive case of the noun valitseminen, meaning the act or process of choosing. In Finnish, the inessive marked with -ssa or -ssä denotes location or state inside something, and valitsemisessa signals “in the process of choosing” or “within the act of selection.”

Etymology and morphology: Valitseminen is formed from the verb valita (to choose) with the nominalizing suffix -minen. The inessive form is created by taking the stem valitsem- and adding the inessive suffix -essa/-essä, resulting in valitsemisessa. This form is used when describing activities or conditions that occur during the act of choosing.

Usage: Valitsemisessa is typically found in formal, descriptive, or analytical Finnish. It appears in discussions of decision-making, selection procedures, or research contexts where the focus is on how choices are made rather than on the outcome. It is less common in everyday spoken Finnish, where simpler phrases like “valintaprosessissa” might be used.

Examples:

- Valitsemisessa on useita vaiheita, kuten tiedon kerääminen ja vaihtoehtojen arviointi.

- Tutkimuksessa keskitytään valitsemisessa tapahtuvan päätöksenteon dynamiikkaan.

See also: valitseminen, valinta, valintaprosessi, Finnish grammar, inessive case.