klinikkalaisissa

Klinikkalaisissa is a Finnish word that functions as the inessive plural form of the noun or adjective klinikkalainen. It is used to indicate location or context related to clinics or to people connected with clinics. In practice, klinikkalaisissa can be interpreted in two related ways, depending on context: as “in clinic staff” (among clinic personnel) or more broadly as “in clinical settings.”

Morphology and formation: The base klinikkalainen denotes a person associated with a clinic (such as a clinic employee or someone linked to a clinic). The plural nominative is klinikkalaiset, and the inessive plural form, which answers the question “where?” in plural, is klinikkalaisissa. This form is common in formal or scientific Finnish when describing conditions, contexts, or groups connected to clinics.

Usage: Klinikkalaisissa tends to appear in medical, nursing, or research texts. It is often used in phrases such as klinikkalaisissa olosuhteissa meaning “in clinical settings” or “under clinical conditions.” The exact sense—whether referring to the people (clinic staff) or the environment (clinical settings)—depends on the surrounding words and the scope of the discussion.

Examples:

- Tutkimus tehtiin klinikkalaisissa olosuhteissa.

- Lääkärien ja hoitajien työskentelyklinikkalaisissa olosuhteissa voi vaikuttaa tuloksiin.

See also: kliininen, kliiniset olosuhteet, -lainen suffix, Finnish inflection patterns for inessive plural.