tietynlaisissa

Tietynlaisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective tietynlainen, meaning “of a certain kind” or “of a certain type.” In its inessive function the form denotes location or condition within something, and it is used to describe categories or kinds of plural nouns. Thus tietynlaisissa modifies plural nouns such as tilanteissa, ympäristöissä, or tapauksissa to mean “in certain kinds of …”.

Morphology and usage

Tietynlainen serves as the base adjective meaning “certain kind.” To express “in certain kinds of …,” the adjective is inflected into the inessive plural by adding the suffix -issa (or -issä, depending on vowel harmony) and by aligning in number with the modified noun. For example: tietynlaisissa tilanteissa (in certain kinds of situations), tietynlaisissa ympäristöissä (in certain kinds of environments). The phrase typically appears before the noun it describes and is common in formal or written Finnish, including academic and analytical writing.

Examples

- Tutkijat analysoivat käyttäytymistä tietynlaisissa tilanteissa. (Researchers analyzed behavior in certain kinds of situations.)

- Tulokset voivat poiketa tietynlaisissa ympäristöissä. (The results may differ in certain kinds of environments.)

- Artikkeleissa käytetään usein tietynlaisissa konteksteissa esimerkkejä. (Articles often use examples in certain kinds of contexts.)

Notes

Tietynlaisissa is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. Its use signals nuance or generalization about a category, rather than a specific instance. The corresponding genitive plural is tietynlaisten, and the partitive plural is tietynlaisia.