iässä
iässä is the inessive form of the Finnish noun ikä (age) and is used to describe a state or period related to a person’s age or life stage. In English it can be rendered as “in age” or “at an age,” often conveying a sense of being in a particular phase of life, such as youth, adulthood, or one’s prime.
Grammatical notes: Ikä declines like a regular noun, and iässä is the inessive singular form. It commonly
Usage and meaning: iässä is primarily used in standard and literary Finnish to discuss age as a
- Hän on parhaassa iässä. (They are in the prime of life.)
- Nuoruuden iässä tapahtui paljon muutoksia. (During youth, many changes took place.)
- Hän puhui asiasta aikuisen iässä. (He spoke about the matter in adult terms.)
See also: ikä, iänkäyttäminen (references to age-related language). The term iässä is a relatively formal or