Ottelussa

Ottelussa is a Finnish word that serves as the inessive singular form of the noun ottelu, which means a match or contest. The form translates roughly to “in the match” or “during the game” in English and is used to indicate location or time within a single game. It is common in everyday language and in sports reporting.

In Finnish, ottelu gains the inessive ending -ssa, giving ottelussa. The word follows normal vowel harmony rules. Other grammatical forms of ottelu include ottelun (genitive), ottelua (partitive), otteluun (illative), and ottelut (plural nominative). The plural inessive form is otteluissa (in the matches).

Ottelussa is used to describe events or conditions that occur within a specific game. For example: “Ottelussa nähtiin nopea maali” (A fast goal was seen in the match) or “Ottelussa pelaajat taistelivat loppuun asti” (In the match, the players fought to the end). The term is neutral and widely used in sports journalism, game summaries, and narrative descriptions of competitions.

See also: ottelu, Finnish noun forms, Finnish vowel harmony.