Näppäimistöillä

Näppäimistöillä is a Finnish word that functions as the plural instrumentally or locatively form of näppäimistö, meaning keyboard. It is commonly used to indicate the means by which an action is performed or the location where something happens, specifically with keyboards as the instrument or on keyboards as the place.

Grammatically, näppäimistöillä is formed by taking the plural stem näppäimistö and adding the suffix -illä. This form contrasts with näppäimistöllä (singular instrument/locative, “on/with the keyboard”) and näppäimistöt (plural nominative, “keyboards”). The instrumental/plural -illä can express both means (with keyboards) and location (on keyboards) depending on context.

In usage, näppäimistöillä appears in technical writing, user manuals, and descriptions of computer interactions. For example, “Näppäimistöillä voidaan kirjoittaa nopeasti” translates to “With keyboards, one can type quickly.” The phrase is versatile in documenting how software features or hardware setups are operated, especially when multiple keyboards are involved or when the means of input is being described.

Etymology follows Finnish compounding: näppäimistö combines näppäin (key) with stöö- like elements forming a device noun meaning keyboard. The word exemplifies Finnish tendency to create precise terms for technology by compounding familiar morphemes.

See also: näppäin, näppäimistö, näppäimistön käyttö, kirjoittaminen.