perinteisissä

Perinteisissä is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective perinteinen, meaning traditional. The form is used to describe nouns in the plural when expressing that something occurs within or relates to traditional contexts or practices. In English, it corresponds to phrases like “in traditional …” or “within traditional …” and is common in discussions of culture, customs, or social practices.

Usage of perinteisissä typically appears in phrases that reference customary ways, beliefs, or practices within a group or setting. Examples include perinteisissä tavoissa (in traditional ways), perinteisissä yhteisöissä (in traditional communities), and perinteisissä puitteissa (within traditional frameworks). The term can carry a neutral descriptive meaning or convey respect for enduring practices, depending on context.

Formation and grammar note: perinteisissä is formed from the stem perinteis- by adding the plural inessive ending -issä. The corresponding singular inessive form is perinteisessä, and the base adjective is perinteinen. Finnish adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so perinteis- appears whenever the noun is plural and inessive.

Examples:

- Perinteisissä yhteisöissä korostetaan yhteisöllisyyttä. (In traditional communities, solidarity is emphasized.)

- Perinteisissä tansseissa pukeudutaan usein vanhoihin vaatteisiin. (In traditional dances, people often wear traditional clothes.)

- Tutkimus käsittelee perinteisissä elinympäristöissä esiintyviä käytäntöjä. (The study deals with practices occurring in traditional environments.)

Perinteisissä thus functions as a grammatical marker for discussing tradition-driven contexts in Finnish, enabling precise reference to practices and settings that are characteristic of tradition.