suhteessa

Suhteessa is a Finnish word formed as the inessive case of the noun suhde, meaning relationship or connection. It is used as an adverbial expression to convey being within a relation to someone or something, and it can refer to both personal relationships and more abstract connections between entities. The term thus covers several related senses in everyday language.

In the relational sense, suhteessa describes the status of people or groups within a relationship. A common example is referring to someone as being in a romantic or intimate partnership, such as in the phrase hän on pitkässä suhteessa, meaning “they are in a long-term relationship.” It can also indicate general social connections or associations between people.

In the comparative or proportional sense, suhteessa expresses “in relation to” or “relative to.” It appears in discussions of value, scale, or context, and is often used when contrasting attributes or measuring one thing against another. A typical construction is to talk about the price in relation to quality, for example hinta suhteessa laatuun, or to describe ratios and proportions in a broader sense.

Etymology and grammar: suhteessa is derived from suhde (relationship) with the inessive suffix -ssa, marking location inside the relation. Grammatically, it functions as an inessive form and is used to indicate a figurative or literal position within a given relation.

See also: suhe, suhteellinen, hinta-laatusuhde, verrattuna.