tasoisissa

Tasoisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective tasoinen. Tasoinen means “of the same kind” or “of equal quality,” and it is used to describe things that share a similar level, status, or quality. The form tasoisissa appears when the noun it modifies is plural and in the inessive case, conveying the sense of “in the similar ones” or “in groups of similar level.”

Etymology and grammar: Tasoinen is built from the stem taso, meaning level, with the adjectival suffix -inen. To express location or state in a plural context, Finnish adds the inessive plural suffix -issa/-issä, yielding tasoisissa. This form is common in contexts where groups or categories are compared or aligned by quality or capability.

Usage: Tasoisissa is frequently used in research, education, and market contexts to describe arrangements where elements are organized by comparable level or ability. It emphasizes parity or similarity between items within a group, rather than exact equality.

Examples:

- Osallistujat jaettiin tasoisissa ryhmissä. (Participants were divided into groups with similar levels.)

- Tutkimuksessa vertailuryhmät muodostettiin tasoisissa ryhmissä. (In the study, the comparison groups were formed in evenly matched groups.)

See also: tasoinen, taso, Finnish grammar, inessive case.