talossamme

Talossamme is a Finnish locative form meaning “in our house.” It is formed from the noun talo (house) with the inessive case suffix -ssa/-ssä, which gives talossa (“in the house”), and the first-person plural possessive suffix -mme, producing talossamme (“in our house”). The result is a fused word that encodes both location and possession in a single form.

Morphology and variants:

The structure is talo + -ssa → talossa, followed by -mme → talossamme. This pattern demonstrates how Finnish stacks case and possessive endings on a noun. For plural houses the corresponding form is taloissamme, meaning “in our houses,” which uses the plural inessive suffix -issa on talot (houses) plus -mme.

Usage:

Talossamme is used to specify that something is located inside one’s own residence. It appears in everyday speech, family contexts, and narrative writing. It contrasts with talossa (in the house) when the possession is not stated, and with talomme (our house) when the location is not being specified.

Examples:

- Talossamme on kolme makuuhuonetta. (There are three bedrooms in our house.)

- Talossamme on lämmin takka. (We have a warm fireplace in our house.)

Notes:

When referring to multiple houses, the plural form taloissamme is used (in our houses). The phrase illustrates Finnish tendency to encode both place and ownership directly in a single word through suffixation.