rikoksessa

Rikoksessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish noun rikos, meaning “in the crime.” It is used to indicate involvement in a crime or a situation that exists within the context of a crime, rather than to denote the act of committing a crime itself.

In everyday and legal Finnish, rikoksessa appears in constructions that express participation or location within a crime. Common examples include phrases such as olla rikoksessa mukana (to be involved in the crime) or references to objects related to a crime, for example rikoksessa käytettyjä välineitä (tools used in the crime). The form is a standard grammatical tool for describing where or how someone is linked to criminal activity.

Grammatical notes: rikoksessa is formed by adding the inessive suffix -ssa/-ssä to the stem rikos; because the word ends in -s, the resulting form is rikoksessa. The related elative form rikoksesta means “from the crime” and is used in other constructions, for instance rikoksesta epäilty (suspected of a crime).

See also: rikos, rikoksesta, rikollisuus, oikeus.