riippuvuuksina

Riippuvuuksina is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “as dependencies” or “as addictions.” It is the plural essive case of riippuvuus, a noun that can refer to a dependency in technical contexts or an addiction in health-related contexts. The essive case expresses a state, role, or function, and the plural form is formed with the suffix -ina, yielding riippuvuuksina.

In practice, riippuvuuksina is commonly used when listing what a project or system depends on. For example, in software documentation one might write: Projekti tarvitsee useita kirjastoja riippuvuuksina, ja niiden versiot ovat X ja Y. A sentence such as “Projektin riippuvuuksina ovat kirjasto X ja kirjasto Y” conveys that those libraries are the project’s dependencies.

Riippuvuuksina can also appear in non-technical discussions to describe multiple dependencies or addictions in a general sense. In health, social, or behavioral contexts it may be used to enumerate several dependencies or compulsions that characterize a person or a system, for example when discussing areas to address in treatment or policy.

Grammar notes: riippuvuuksina is the plural essive form of riippuvuus. The plural essive suffix -ina marks a state or role in the plural. The corresponding singular form is riippuvuudeksi (to become a dependency) or riippuvuuden kaltaiset tilat (as dependencies of a single kind). Related terms include riippuvuus (dependency or addiction) and riippuvuudet (dependencies or addictions, plural).