liukkaassa

Liukkaassa is a Finnish word functioning as the inessive singular form of the adjective liukas, meaning slippery. It describes a state or condition connected to a noun in a sentence. The form is common in contexts describing physical surfaces or weather conditions, such as roads, sidewalks, or ice, and is frequently used in safety or weather reporting. For example, “Kävely liukkaalla jäällä vaatii varovaisuutta” (Walking on slippery ice requires caution) and “Liukkaassa kelissä ajaminen vaatii varovaisuutta” (Driving in slippery conditions requires caution).

Grammatically, liukkaassa is formed by adding the inessive suffix -ssa to the adjective liukas. In Finnish, adjectives decline for case and number to agree with the noun they describe, so liukkaassa appears with singular nouns in the inessive case (for example, kelissä, jäällä).

Usage and nuance: The term conveys hazard and caution and appears in everyday speech, media, and road-safety communications. It describes the state of the surface or conditions rather than representing a separate concept, and its exact meaning is determined by the noun it modifies.

Related forms and note: The root liukas can appear in other inflected forms to match different cases and numbers, such as liukkaasta or liukkaaseen, depending on the noun and its role in the sentence. For broader context, see Finnish grammar, adjective inflection, and the word liukas.