lihapullassa

Lihapullassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun lihapulla, meaning meatball. The inessive case marks location, and lihapullassa literally translates to “in the meatball.” It is used to refer to something that is inside a meatball or within a dish that contains meatballs.

Formation: The inessive suffix -ssa attaches to the stem of lihapulla, producing lihapullassa. The corresponding plural form is lihapullissa, meaning “in the meatballs.”

Usage: Lihapullassa appears in everyday Finnish in cooking, descriptions, or narratives. Examples: Lihapullassa on mausteita. Löysin sipulia lihapullassa. These sentences illustrate how contents or ingredients can be described as being inside a meatball.

Notes: Lihapullassa is a grammatical form, not a separate word. Other forms of lihapulla include lihapulla (nominative), lihapullan (genitive), lihapullaa (partitive). See also: lihapulla; Finnish grammar; cases.