alakohtaisessa

Alakohtaisessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective alakohtainen. The term describes something that pertains to a subtopic or subfield within a larger subject. It is formed from ala-, meaning sub- or subsidiary, and kohtainen, meaning pertaining to or characteristic of. In Finnish grammar, the inessive case marks location or context, so alakohtaisessa indicates “in a subtopic” or “within the subtopic area.”

Etymology and form: The word combines the subprefix ala- with the adjective-kohta- stem and the suffix -inen to form alakohtainen, with -ssa (inessive) producing alakohtaisessa when modifying a noun in the inessive case. The base adjective is often used in its uninflected form alakohtainen, while the inflected forms align with grammatical case and number.

Usage: The term is most common in academic, technical, or educational writing to distinguish content that belongs to a narrower subtopic within a broader subject. It helps organize material by subfields or subtopics without changing the overall topic structure.

Examples:

- "Artikkelin alakohtaisessa osiossa käsitellään ohjelmointikielten vertailua." (In the subtopic section of the article, the comparison of programming languages is discussed.)

- "Alakohtaisessa ohjeistuksessa annetaan tarkemmat ohjeet tietoturvakäytännöistä."

Related forms include alakohtainen (base form, meaning subtopic-related) and other inflected forms such as alakohtaisen or alakohtaisessa, depending on case and number.