työpöydäissä

Työpöydäissä is a Finnish inflected form meaning “in the desks.” It represents the inessive plural case of työpöytä, which means desk or worktable. In Finnish, the inessive case marks location inside or within something, and the plural form -ssä combined with -issä denotes multiple desks.

Etymology and morphology: työpöytä is a compound of työ (work) and pöytä (table). The base word for the plural inessive is työpöydä-, with the final -ssä/-issä indicating location. The singular counterpart is työpöydässä (in the desk), while the nominative plural is työpöydät (desks).

Usage: The form is used in descriptive or technical texts that discuss locations or states related to multiple desks. It can appear in manuals, floor plans, inventories, or academic writing when referring to data, items, or contents that are situated inside several desks. For example, a sentence might state that “dokumentit löytyvät työpöydissä,” meaning the documents are inside the desks.

Relation to other forms: The singular inessive is työpöydässä, and the plural genitive or nominative forms of työpöytä differ (työpöydät in nominative plural, työpöydien in genitive plural). The term is primarily a grammatical form; in everyday speech speakers may opt for broader expressions like “ työpöydissä on …” within contextual sentences.

See also: työpöytä, työtaso, Finnish grammar (cases).