Otteluita

Otteluita is a Finnish noun form meaning "matches" or "games" and represents the partitive plural of ottelu, a contest or game. The form is used when the number of matches is unspecified or when referring to several matches in general.

Grammatical notes: The base form ottelu has the nominative plural ottelut and the partitive plural otteluita. The partitive plural is used with verbs that take a partitive object, after numerals expressing indefinite quantity, or when the action is described as non-completed or ongoing. For example: "useita otteluita pelataan tänä vuonna" meaning several matches are being played this year, or "otteluita on pelattu" meaning matches have been played.

Context and usage: Otteluita is common in sports journalism and formal discourse about competitions across sports such as football, ice hockey, basketball, and tennis. In casual speech, speakers may prefer synonyms like matsi or matsit. The word ottelu is native Finnish and carries no sport-specific meaning beyond "match" or "contest."