harkituissa

Harkituissa is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb harkita, meaning to deliberate or consider. It is the inessive plural form of the past participle harkittu and is used as an adjective to describe nouns that have been weighed carefully or are currently the subject of deliberation. In practice, harkituissa appears in phrases such as harkituissa asioissa or harkituissa päätöksissä, indicating matters under consideration or decisions that have been thoughtfully weighed.

Etymology and form: The base is harkittu, the past participle of harkita. By adding the inessive plural ending -issa/-issa, it becomes harkituissa, which marks location or state of being “in” those deliberations or under those considerations. It is not a standalone noun; rather, it functions as an adjective phrase modifying a plural noun in formal contexts.

Usage and context: Harkituissa is most common in formal Finnish, including government documents, legal reporting, parliamentary minutes, and news coverage that refers to matters that are being examined or have undergone careful evaluation. Examples include: “Harkituissa asioissa päätökset viivästyivät” (In matters under consideration, the decisions were delayed) and “Harkituissa päätöksissä korostettiin perusteellista arviota” (In the considered decisions, thorough evaluation was emphasized). The construction helps distinguish between actions that are decided and those that are still being weighed.

Relation to related terms: Harkittu refers to something that has been deliberated or considered, while harkinta denotes the process of weighing considerations. Harkituissa is the grammatical form used to express “in those deliberations” or “in those considered matters” within a sentence.