kulhossa

Kulhossa is a Finnish noun form used to indicate that something is located inside a bowl. It is common in everyday speech, recipes, and food descriptions when the serving vessel is relevant to the statement. For example, one might say that soup or yogurt is in the bowl, rather than merely on a plate.

Grammatically, kulhossa comes from the noun kulho (bowl) with the inessive case suffix -ssa, which marks location “in/inside.” The basic forms around it include kulhon (genitive) for possession and kulhosta (elative) for “from the bowl.” The choice of case changes with what the speaker wants to express, such as location versus movement.

Usage context includes cooking instructions, menus, and colloquial descriptions of meals. It helps specify the container that holds the food, which can be practical for serving, plating, or recipe steps. In everyday language, it is natural to contrast kulhossa with other containers or locations, such as kulhossa versus lautasella (on a plate).

Notes of caution: kulhossa should not be confused with kulhosta, which means “from the bowl.” Illative forms like kulhoon mean “into the bowl,” used when describing movement or direction rather than current location.

See also: kulho, Finnish grammar, inessive case, kulhosta.