epävarmoissa

Epävarmoissa is Finnish and serves as the inessive plural form of the adjective epävarma, meaning uncertain. It functions as a modifier describing something located or existing in a state of uncertainty, and it typically accompanies a noun in the inessive case (the -ssa/-ssä form) to form a phrase such as “epävarmoissa oloissa.”

As a grammatical form, epävarmoissa is not a stand-alone word; it is part of a larger noun phrase. The common usage is in contexts where conditions, circumstances, or environments are uncertain, for example in news, reports, or descriptive prose. Typical collocations include phrases like epävarmoissa oloissa or epävarmoissa taloudellisissa olosuhteissa, where the accompanying noun conveys the specific domain of uncertainty.

Etymology and related terms: epävarma is formed with the negating prefix epä- plus varma (certain). The related nouns and adjectives include epävarmuus (uncertainty) and epävarma (uncertain). Epävarmoissa is therefore a morphologically inflected form that aligns with the plural noun and the inessive case.

Examples:

- Epävarmoissa oloissa toimiminen vaatii sopeutumiskykyä.

- Epävarmoissa taloudellisissa olosuhteissa yritykset saattavat hidastaa investointejaan.

- Tutkijat työskentelevät epävarmoissa olosuhteissa saadakseen lisätietoa.

In summary, epävarmoissa is a plural inessive form of epävarma used to describe plural entities or conditions that are in a state of uncertainty. It is closely linked to the broader family of epävarma/epävarmuus and appears mainly in contexts describing unstable or unpredictable circumstances.