No. 133 in Finnish
joissa
"Joissa" means "in which" or "in those" in English.
In a sentence
Pidän taloista, joissa on punaiset katot.
I like houses that have red roofs.
In this sentence, 'joissa' is used as a relative pronoun to indicate 'in which' referring to 'taloista' (houses).
Ostin kirjoja, joissa on kauniit kuvitukset.
I bought books that have beautiful illustrations.
Here, 'joissa' connects 'kirjoja' (books) with the descriptive clause 'on kauniit kuvitukset' (have beautiful illustrations), implying the idea of 'in which'.
Koulut, joissa opiskelimme, ovat nyt suljettuja.
The schools where we studied are now closed.
In this example, 'joissa' refers to 'koulut' (schools) and the action 'opiskelimme' (we studied), functioning as 'where' or 'in which.'
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