yhdistämissä

Yhdistämissä is a Finnish term that translates to "in the unions" or "in the mergers". It is a grammatical case in Finnish, specifically the inessive case, applied to the plural form of the noun "yhdistys", which means "association" or "union". The inessive case in Finnish indicates location within something. Therefore, "yhdistämissä" signifies being inside or within multiple associations or unions.

This grammatical form would be used in a sentence to describe a situation where an individual or entity is part of, or involved with, more than one organization. For example, one might say they are active "yhdistämissä" if they hold membership in several different clubs or societies. The context of the sentence would clarify the specific nature of their involvement, whether it's passive membership or active participation.

The term itself highlights the agglutinative nature of the Finnish language, where suffixes are added to a root word to convey grammatical information. "Yhdistys" (association) becomes "yhdistykset" (associations) in the plural, and then "yhdistyksissä" (in associations) in the inessive plural. "Yhdistämissä" is a less common or slightly archaic variant, with "yhdistyksissä" being the standard and more frequently used form in modern Finnish for the inessive plural of "yhdistys".