Verhoilluissa

Verhoilluissa is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as a locational modifier indicating that the referenced items are upholstery-related or upholstered. It is the inessive plural form of the past participle verhoillittu (upholstered) or, in some contexts, can function as an adjective form referring to multiple upholstered items. The form combines the participial stem verhoill- with the inessive plural suffix -issa, yielding a meaning along the lines of “in the upholstered [ones]” or, more naturally in English, “in upholstered items.”

The term is most commonly used in interior design, furniture catalogs, and architectural or museography texts to describe groups of objects that share upholstery. For example, verhoilluissa tuoleissa means “in the upholstered chairs,” and verhoilluissa kalusteissa means “in the upholstered furniture.” In practice, verhoilluissa emphasizes the upholstery as a defining characteristic of the items rather than their structural woodwork or frame.

Kielitieteellisesti verhoilluissa is closely related to verhoilu (upholstery) and the verb verhoilla (to upholster). It contrasts with forms like verhoillittu (upholstered in a singular reference) and with other locative cases used for non-upholstered items. The term is primarily a descriptive or technical expression and appears more often in catalogs, inventories, or design discourse than in casual speech.

See also: verhoilu, verhoilija, huonekalu, sisustus.