-lla
Finnish
Etymology
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Suffix
-lla (front vowel harmony variant -llä, linguistic notation -llA)
- Case suffix of the adessive case. Adessive is used in Finnish:
- to indicate position being on top of something, often equivalent to English "on"
- Pullo on pöydällä.
- The bottle is on the table.
- Pullo on pöydällä.
- to indicate whereabouts, often equivalent to English "at"
- Olen huomenna toimistolla.
- I'll be at the office tomorrow.
- Olen huomenna toimistolla.
- with the verb olla (“to be, to have”) to indicate ownership
- Minulla on kaunis talo.
- I have a beautiful house.
- Minulla on kaunis talo.
- with the verb olla (“to be, to have”) to describe feelings and sensations
- Minulla on nälkä.
- I'm hungry.
- Minulla on nälkä.
- to indicate instruments, often equivalent to English "with"
- Syön veitsellä ja haarukalla.
- I eat with a knife and fork.
- Syön veitsellä ja haarukalla.
- to indicate being with something, used mostly about food and drinks
- Kuppi kahvia kermalla.
- A cup of coffee with cream.
- Kuppi kahvia kermalla.
- to indicate position being on top of something, often equivalent to English "on"
Usage notes
- The case suffix is suffixed to the genitive stem.
See also
Quechua
Suffix
-lla