määrällisissä

Määrällisissä is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the inessive plural form of the adjective määrällinen (also written määrällinen in standard usage), meaning “quantitative” or “numerical.” The word is used to describe plural nouns in the inessive case, indicating a relationship to conditions, measurements, data, or other plural elements that are considered in terms of quantity or numerosity.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. For adjectives ending in -nen, the inessive plural form ends with -issä, producing määrällisissä. Thus, it appears when the accompanying noun is both plural and in the inessive case. The corresponding singular inessive form would be määrällisessä, and the nominative plural form would be määrälliset.

Common usage contexts include scientific, statistical, and analytical language, where researchers describe phenomena, datasets, or conditions in a quantitative sense. Examples include phrases like määrällisissä olosuhteissa (in quantitative conditions) or määrällisten mittausten tulokset (the results of quantitative measurements). The form helps convey that statements pertain to quantities or numerical aspects rather than qualitative attributes.

Relation to related forms: määrällinen as the base adjective; määrälliset (nominative plural) as the subject complement or modifier in the base case; määrällinen data or määrälliset mittaukset are typical collocations in Finnish, with other case endings adapting to the noun they modify. The word sits within the broader category of Finnish adjectives that express quantitative meaning and follow standard agreement rules.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives; inessive case; numeral and measurement terminology in Finnish.