Valottomassa

Valottomassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective valoton, meaning without light or dark. It is used to describe a location or state in which there is an absence of light. The form arises by combining valoton with the locative suffix -ssa/-ssä, yielding valottomassa to mean “in the dark” or “in a place without light.”

The word is commonly used in everyday language and literature to convey mood, atmosphere, or visibility. It appears in phrases such as valottomassa huoneessa (in the dark room) or valottomassa käytävässä (in the dark corridor). In prose and dialogue, valottomassa helps to communicate sensory conditions and setting without specifying the exact level of illumination.

Valottomassa is not a separate lexical item beyond this inflected form; it is a grammatical case form of valoton. It should be distinguished from valottomuus, which refers to the abstract noun “powerlessness” or “lack of power.” The meaning of valottomassa is tied to light and visibility, whereas valottomuus concerns power or control rather than illumination.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, inessive case, valoisassa, valo.