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tavallisissa

Tavallisissa is the plural inessive form of the Finnish adjective tavallinen, meaning ordinary or common. It is used with plural nouns in the inessive case to describe beings, things, or situations that are considered ordinary or typical. The form can also appear in elliptical or context-driven sentences where the noun is understood from prior context.

Grammar and usage notes:

- The base adjective tavallinen governs agreement with the noun it modifies. In the inessive plural the

- Typical phrases include tavallisissa oloissa (in ordinary circumstances) and tavallisissa tapauksissa (in ordinary cases). The form

- While tavallisissa usually accompanies an explicit noun, it can sometimes appear without the noun in contexts

Examples:

- Tavallisissa oloissa järjestelmä toimii odotetusti. (Under ordinary conditions, the system works as expected.)

- Tavallisissa tapauksissa tutkimus antaa selviä tuloksia. (In ordinary cases, the study yields clear results.)

Relation to other forms:

- Tavallisen/tavallista are used for singular contexts, with corresponding case endings. Tavallisissa serves specifically plural inessive usage,

See also:

- Finnish grammar, adjectives, and the -inen adjective class

- Olosuhteet (circumstances) and tapaukset (cases) in Finnish usage

Tavallisissa thus functions as a practical, commonly used inflection for describing ordinary plural entities or conditions

ending
is
-issa,
yielding
tavallisissa.
helps
contrast
normal
conditions
with
exceptional
or
unusual
ones.
where
the
reference
is
clear
from
previous
discourse,
especially
in
formal
or
literary
Finnish.
while
other
cases
produce
forms
like
tavallisin,
tavallisessa,
or
tavallisiin
depending
on
number
and
case.
in
Finnish
prose.