tuolla

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuo̯lːɑ/, [ˈt̪uo̞̯lːɑ̝]

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• Rhymes: -uolːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tuol‧la

Pronoun

tuolla

1. adessive singular of tuo

   Istuin tuolla tuolilla.

   I sat on that chair.

   Jäin tuolla bussipysäkillä.

   I got off at that bus stop.

   Tuolla autolla emme aja minnekään.

   We won't drive anywhere with that car.

Adverb

tuolla

1. (locative) there, over there (when the speaker points at the place)

   Me olimme tuolla.

   We were there.

Usage notes

• For the exact difference between siellä and tuolla, see the usage notes under tuo.
• In colloquial speech, tuolla and tuolta as adessives and ablatives of tuo are often separated from tuolla and tuolta as adverbs, the former becoming tolla and tolta and the latter staying as-is. Despite this, tuonne often becomes tonne:

  Se on tuolla.

  It's over there.

  Se on tolla.

  That (guy/person) over there has it.

• tuossa usually implies a more precise or exact location than tuolla.

Derived terms

(compounds):

• tuollapäin

See also

• siellä

Further reading

• “tuolla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• luolat