luonnollisessa

Luonnollisessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective luonnollinen, meaning natural. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case and number, and the inessive case expresses the idea of being inside or within something, often translated as “in.” The inessive singular typically ends in -ssa or -ssä depending on vowel harmony, so luonnollinen becomes luonnollisessa when describing a singular noun in the inessive: for example, luonnollisessa ympäristössä (in a natural environment) and luonnollisessa tilassa (in a natural state).

The form also appears in other phrases with singular nouns in the inessive, such as luonnollisessa kontekstissa (in a natural context). For plural references, the corresponding form is luonnollisissa (in natural environments, in natural states, etc.). The adjective can be further inflected to match the noun's case and number in Finnish sentences.

Related word forms include the adverb luonnollisesti, meaning “naturally,” and the noun luonto, meaning “nature.” The concept of luonnollinen is used to describe things that are inherent to nature or not artificial, and it often appears in discussions of ecology, science, and everyday language about natural versus artificial conditions.

See also: Finnish grammar (adjectives, cases, and agreement), inessive case, luonto (nature).