vuokrassa

Vuokrassa is a Finnish term that appears as the inessive form of the noun vuokra, meaning rent or lease. In Finnish grammar the inessive case (suffix -ssa) marks location or state, so vuokrassa literally translates to “in the rent” or “in a rental.” The form is primarily used in linguistic descriptions of Finnish morphology and in contexts discussing rental arrangements from a descriptive or formal perspective.

Etymology and sense

The word derives from vuokra, the noun for rent or leasing. The -ssa suffix signals the inessive case, which in everyday Finnish ranges from physical location to states or conditions. Thus vuokrassa denotes being within the state of rental. Because Finnish speakers usually prefer other phrasing for practical purposes, vuokrassa is more commonly encountered in grammar, dictionary notes, or formal writing than in casual speech.

Usage and alternatives

In ordinary speech to describe rental status, speakers typically use vuokralla to mean “on rent” or “rented,” as in a property that is currently leased. For describing something that is available to be rented, the usual expression is vuokrattavana, meaning “for rent” or “to be rented.” Vuokrassa may appear in technical, typological, or literary contexts when illustrating inflection or when discussing the concept of renting in Finnish, but it is not a common everyday phrase for most conversational uses.

See also

Vuokra, vuokraustoiminta, Finnish grammar, Finnish cases.