kaulassa

Kaulassa is a Finnish word form meaning “on the neck” or “around the neck.” It is the inessive case of the noun kaula (neck) and is used to indicate the location of something, particularly when describing clothing or jewelry worn around the neck. The form is common in everyday language when talking about accessorizing or positioning items at the neck area.

Morphology and usage: kaula + -ssa yields kaulassa, which marks location within the neck region. In sentences with possession, forms such as kaulassaan or kaulassaan indicate “around his/her neck.” The construction is frequently used with items like jewelry, scarves, and necklaces, for example koru on kaulassa (the jewelry is around the neck) or kaulahuivi on kaulassaan (the scarf is around his/her neck).

Examples and context: Koru on kaulassa. Hellä kaulassaan on hopeinen ketju. Kaulahuivi on kaulassaan viileänä iltapäivänä. These phrases illustrate how kaulassa conveys that an object is placed at or around the neck rather than elsewhere on the body.

Notes: Kaulassa is primarily a descriptive or locational marker in everyday Finnish. For related meanings, other body-area forms exist (for example, extensive use of -lla/-llä for “on” a surface, though kaulassa more naturally expresses wear around the neck). The term is widely used in fashion, retail descriptions, and casual speech to convey how accessories are worn.