mukaisissa

Mukaisissa is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the inessive plural form of the adjective mukainen, meaning suitable or appropriate. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify, so mukainen has the nominative plural form mukaiset and the inessive plural form mukaisissa. The word mukaisissa appears when describing circumstances or contexts that are considered suitable, with the describing noun in the inessive case.

Etymology and forms: The base adjective mukainen conveys the sense of fitting, proper, or appropriate. Its plural nominative is mukaiset, while the inessive plural is mukaisissa. Other relevant forms include mukaisessa (inessive singular) and mukaisissa olosuhteissa (in suitable conditions). Finnish adjectives do not carry gender, but they do reflect number and case through endings like -issa/-issä in the inessive plural.

Usage: Mukaisissa is most common in formal or descriptive writing when specifying that conditions, arrangements, or circumstances are appropriate. It frequently appears with nouns related to situations or environments, such as olosuhteissa (conditions) or tilanteissa (situations). Examples include: Tilanne on mukaisissa olosuhteissa (The situation is in suitable conditions).

Related forms and notes: Beyond mukaisissa, related forms include mukainen (masculine-stem form for singular), mukaiset (nominative plural), and mukaisessa (inessive singular). The form is part of standard Finnish adjective declension and is not a separate lexical item beyond its grammatical role.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives, inessive case, declension.