The inessive ending is -ssa/-ssä in both the singular and the plural. Because of vowel harmony the ending has two variants.
The inessive singular is formed using the genitive stem and the inessive plural using the plural stem. The inessive ending is added directly to these stems.
Nominative | Inessive sg | Inessive pl | Translation |
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jalka | jalassa | jaloissa | foot |
varas | varkaassa | varkaissa | thief |
talo | talossa | taloissa | house |
vene | veneessä | veneissä | boat |
Finnish Grammar
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