taipuvaisissa

Taipuvaisissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning “in the flexible/plastic ones” or, more broadly, “in flexible conditions.” It is the plural inessive form of the adjective taipuvainen, which describes things or people that are adaptable, pliant, or able to bend to changing circumstances. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so taipuvaisissa is used with plural nouns in the inessive case.

Formation and usage are straightforward: taipuvainen is built from the verb taipua (to bend) with the participial suffix -va- and the attributive suffix -inen, yielding “flexible.” The plural inessive suffix -issa creates taipuvaisissa, which literally corresponds to “in the flexible ones” or, more naturally in English, “in flexible/pliable conditions or groups.” The construction is common in formal, analytical, or technical text, and can describe people, organizations, systems, or environments.

Common contexts include referring to adaptability under changing conditions, such as organizational culture, research settings, or market environments. For example, taipuvaisissa olosuhteissa means “in flexible conditions,” and taipuvaisissa yhteisöissä can mean “in adaptable communities.” The term is closely related to synonyms like joustava (flexible) and sopeutuva (adaptable), and it is often contrasted with more rigid or fixed terms.

See also: taipua, taipuisa, taipuvainen, joustava, sopeutuva. Note that taipuvaisissa is a standard grammatical form rather than a specialized concept, and its appropriateness depends on a plural, inessive context.