Monikkomuodolla

Monikkomuodolla is a Finnish grammatical term meaning “in the plural form.” It is used in linguistic descriptions to indicate that a word, phrase, or inflection should appear in its plural. The term is built from monikko, meaning plural, and muoto, meaning form, with the adessive suffix -lla to express “in the form of.”

In usage, monikkomuodolla appears in language learning materials, grammar guides, and dictionaries as a label to mark examples or rules that apply to plural forms. It helps learners distinguish between singular and plural inflections and to understand how adjectives, pronouns, and nouns agree in number. The expression is a descriptive label rather than a distinct morphological category of its own.

Examples might include explicit statements such as: sana 'koira' monikkomuodolla on 'koirat', illustrating that the plural form of the word is 'koirat'. The term is often contrasted with yksikkömuodolla, meaning “in the singular form,” to clarify number agreement in sentences and phrases.

Related terms include monikko (plural), monikkomuoto (the plural form), and yksikkömuoto (the singular form). Monikkomuodolla is primarily used in descriptive grammar and language pedagogy to convey how words change when expressing more than one item.