fonctionaalisissa

Funktionaalisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective funktionaalinen meaning functional. In a linguistic and academic context it is used to describe something that occurs within functional contexts or relates to functional aspects, when the noun it modifies is plural.

Grammar and form

The form funktionaalisissa is an inflected combination of the stem funktionaal- with the suffix -inen (adjective) and the plural inessive ending -issa. It is typically found with plural nouns, for example funktionaalisissa yhteyksissä (in functional contexts) or funktionaalisissa piirteissä (in functional features).

Usage

The term is common in technical or scholarly Finnish when the discussion centers on function rather than form or structure. It signals that observations, characteristics, or phenomena pertain to function, utility, or operational purpose. It is often used in comparisons between functional and nonfunctional aspects of systems, designs, or processes.

Examples

- Tutkimus tarkastelee ilmiöitä funktionaalisissa yhteyksissä.

- Eri järjestelmien tehokkuutta voidaan arvioida funktionaalisissa piirteissä.

Etymology and related forms

Funktionaalinen is a Finnish adaptation of the concept functional, borrowed through standard scientific and technical language formation. The related forms include the base adjective funktionaalinen, its nominative plural funktionaaliset, and various case forms such as funktionaalisissa for inessive plural use.

See also

Finnish grammar, inessive case, adjectives, functionalism.