Palloilla

Palloilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun pallo (ball). In Finnish, the adessive case marks location “on/at” or means of accompaniment or instrument “with.” In the plural, the suffix is -illa/-illä, so palloilla literally conveys “on the balls” or “with balls,” depending on context. The form is used when referring to multiple balls as a location or as equipment used in an action.

Common usage tends to appear in contexts related to sports, games, or activities where balls function as the means or tools of performance. For example, a sentence might express that a game can be played with balls: Peli voidaan pelata palloilla. The construction can also describe situations involving multiple balls as objects involved in an activity or arrangement, though such uses are less frequent and may be conveyed with alternative phrasing in everyday speech.

Formation and grammar notes: palloilla is formed by taking the singular noun pallo and adding the plural adessive suffix -illa/-illä. This illustrates Finnish noun inflection in the adessive case and provides a straightforward example of how plural adessive forms function.

See also: Finnish grammar, Finnish cases, Adessive case, Pallo.