Laatikolla
Laatikolla is the adessive form of the Finnish word laatikko, meaning a box. It indicates location on the surface of a box or on top of a box. In Finnish, location is expressed with cases: the adessive -lla denotes “on” or “on top of” a surface; the inessive -ssa/-ssä means “in” a place; the elative -lta/-ltä means “from” that place. Therefore laatikolla answers the question where something is located.
Examples illustrate its use: Kissa on laatikolla (The cat is on the box). Kirjat ovat laatikolla (The
Notes on related forms help with comprehension: laatikko on its own means “box.” The forms laatikossa, laatikolla,
In everyday language, laatikolla is a common locative expression used in homes, inventories, and instructions. It