muotoisessa

Muotoisessa is a Finnish adjective form meaning “in the form of” or “shaped like.” It is the inessive singular form of muotoinen, an adjective that denotes that something has a particular shape or appearance. The base noun muoto means form or shape, and the suffix -inen turns it into muotoinen, “shaped.” When describing a noun in the inessive case, muotoinen becomes muotoisessa. The corresponding plural is muotoisissa.

Usage and function: Muotoisessa is used to indicate that a noun exists or is described in a specific form. It commonly appears with nouns denoting shapes, containers, or visible appearances, for example muotoisessa laatikossa (in a box-shaped container) or muotoisessa esityksessä (in a form-focused presentation). The expression can also be extended metaphorically to refer to ideas, plans, or designs where the emphasis is on form or structure rather than content.

Morphological notes: Muotoisessa must agree with the noun it modifies in number and case. It is one of several inflected forms of muotoinen, which appears across standard Finnish adjective paradigms. In everyday language, related phrases such as muotokseltaan or muodon mukaan may convey related ideas about form, but muotoisessa specifically signals “in the form of” and is most natural in descriptive or technical contexts.

Examples:

- Esine on muotoisessa laatikossa. (The object is in a box-shaped container.)

- Taideteoksessa on muotoisia, geometrisia osia. (The artwork contains shaped, geometric parts.)

- Suunnittelijat kiinnittivät huomiota muotoiseen ilmeeseen. (The designers attention focused on the form-based appearance.)