keittiöissä

Keittiöissä is the plural inessive form of the Finnish noun keittiö, meaning kitchen. The inessive case expresses location roughly translated as “in” or “inside.” Therefore keittiöissä translates to “in the kitchens” and is used when referring to multiple kitchens or spaces that function as kitchens within a larger context, such as buildings, institutions, or workplaces.

Form and usage: The base is keittiö. The plural nominative is keittiöt. The inessive plural suffix is -issä, producing keittiöissä. This form marks a location inside several kitchens. Keittiöissä is common in descriptive statements about spaces, facilities, or activities conducted in kitchens. It can appear in sentences that discuss how a space is used or what is found in those spaces, often without additional prepositions when the location is explicit.

Examples:

- Monien taloyhtiöiden keittiöissä on moderneja laitteita. (In many apartment buildings’ kitchens there are modern appliances.)

- Ravintolan keittiöissä valmistetaan ateriat. (In the restaurant’s kitchens, meals are prepared.)

- Kodin keittiöissä tapahtuu usein ruoanlaittoa päivittäin. (In the home kitchens, cooking often takes place daily.)