sitaateissa

Sitaateissa is a Finnish linguistic term meaning “in quotes” or “in quotation marks.” It is the inessive plural form of the noun sitaatti (quotation) and is used to indicate that material is quoted verbatim within a text.

In scholarly and literary contexts, sitaateissa signals that a passage is cited rather than summarized. It functions as a descriptive label for the status of the words as being inside quotation, rather than as a quotation mark itself. Writers may refer to “sitaateissa esiintyvät ilmaisut” to discuss expressions that occur within quotes, or to analyze how quoted material is presented in argumentation.

Morphology and related forms: the singular inessive is sitaattissa, while the plural inessive is sitaateissa. The broader term for a quotation is lainaus, and the specific punctuation marks used to denote quotes are called lainausmerkit. In Finnish editorial practice, quotation marks are typically used alongside or independent of the descriptive form sitaateissa, depending on whether the focus is on the exact wording or on the act of quoting.

See also: sitaatti, lainaus, lainausmerkki, Finnish quotation practices.