tarinoissa

Tarinoissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun tarina, meaning “in the stories” or “within the tales.” It is used to refer to things that occur inside multiple stories or to the content of stories. The form is created by adding the inessive plural suffix -ssa to the stem of tarina, resulting in tarinoissa.

In usage, tarinoissa appears when speaking about elements that are located within stories rather than in the act of storytelling itself. For example: Tarinoissa esiintyvät hahmot voivat vaihdella suuresti. (Characters that appear in the stories can vary a great deal.) TutkijaAnalysoi tarinoissa toistuvia teemoja. (The researcher analyzes recurring themes in the stories.)

Tarinoissa is commonly used in literary analysis, folklore studies, journalism, and everyday language when discussing content, settings, characters, or motifs found within narratives. It contrasts with other inflected forms like tarinassa (in the story) or tarinoissa käytetyt motiivit (the motifs used in the stories), and it demonstrates Finnish case harmony in plural noun phrases.

See also:

- Tarina

- Inessive case (Finnish grammar)

- Finnish noun inflection and plural forms