Monikielisellä

Monikielisellä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective monikielinen, meaning multilingual. It is used to describe a noun in a context of location, state, or condition, such as a place or activity that involves multiple languages. In English terms, it corresponds to “in a multilingual …” or “at a multilingual …”.

The word is formed from the roots moni-, meaning many, and kieli, meaning language, with the standard Finnish suffix -nen to create the adjective. The adessive ending -llä/-llä then yields monikielisellä when describing a masculine or neutral noun in a location or contextual sense (for example, monikielisellä alueella, monikielisellä koululla).

Usage notes: Monikielinen describes something multilingual, and monikielisellä is the appropriate form when the noun it modifies is in adessive case. The phrase is common in discussions of regions, institutions, or platforms where several languages are used or supported. It is part of a broader family that includes monikielisyys (multilingualism) and related terms that describe language use, education, and policy.

Examples:

- Monikielisellä alueella asuu monen taustan omaisia ihmisiä, ja useita kieliä puhutaan arjessa.

- Monikielisellä koululla opetetaan useilla kielillä, ja opettajat huomioivat eri kieliryhmät.

- Monikielisellä verkkosivustolla käyttäjä voi valita haluamansa kielellisen valikon.

Related terms include monikielisyys (multilingualism), monikielinen (multilingual), and kieli (language). Monikielisellä as a form is primarily a grammatical inflection used to describe where or how multilingualism is present.