Joukkueilla

Joukkueilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun joukkue, meaning teams. It translates roughly as “on the teams,” “at the teams,” or “with the teams,” depending on the context. It is commonly used when referring to multiple teams in sports, events, or organizational discussions.

In Finnish grammar, -lla is the adessive case suffix, which marks location or circumstances such as being on or at something, or having something. To form the plural adessive of joukkue, the plural stem joukkueet is combined with the adessive suffix, yielding joukkueilla. The singular counterpart is joukkueella (on the team / with the team), while other related forms include joukkueille (to the teams) for the allative case.

Joukkueilla is frequently used in sports reporting, event planning, and organizational communications. Examples include sentences like “Joukkueilla on harjoituksia tänä iltana” (The teams have practices tonight) and “Kilpailussa on mukana kolme joukkuetta; joukkueilla on mahdollisuus edetä” (The competition includes three teams; the teams have a chance to advance). These constructions illustrate how the form specifies multiple teams as the subject or referent of a clause.

See also: Finnish grammar, adessive case, plural forms in Finnish, and related cases such as joukkueella (singular adessive) and joukkueille (allative plural).