Valmiissa

Valmiissa is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective valmis, meaning "ready." In Finnish, adjectives are declined to agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The inessive form valmiissa marks a location or state inside something, roughly translating to "in a ready state" or "in readiness."

The form is used with nouns in the inessive case to describe that something exists or remains in a prepared condition. It is common in formal or technical language, particularly when describing processes, systems, or products that have reached a completed or prepared state. In everyday language, speakers more often use valmiina to mean ready for use or valmiiksi to describe completion or preparation.

Usage notes emphasize nuance between related forms. Valmiissa conveys a sense of being inside a ready state, often during evaluation, testing, or ongoing readiness. By contrast, valmiina typically describes readiness for immediate use, and valmiiksi focuses on the act of making ready or bringing something to that state. The choice among these forms depends on the speaker’s intended nuance and the syntactic role of the adjective in the sentence.

Etymology: valmiissa is formed from valmis plus the inessive suffix -ssa. This pattern reflects Finnish adjective inflection, where the same base adjective can take multiple suffixes to express different grammatical meanings.

See also: valmis, valmiina, valmiiksi, Finnish grammar.