Pelaajilla

Pelaajilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun pelaaja, meaning “players.” It is used to indicate location or possession, for example “on the players” or “with the players.” In Finnish, the adessive case is formed with the suffix -lla/-llä, and its plural form carries -illa/-illä.

In practice, pelaajilla appears in sentences about groups of players. Examples include: “Joukkueen pelaajilla on paljon kokemusta” (The team’s players have a lot of experience) and “Pelaajilla on uudet varusteet” (The players have new equipment). It can also express that something belongs to or concerns the players as a group, as in “Pelaajilla on oikeus osallistua turnaukseen” (The players have the right to participate in the tournament) or “Kisassa on paine pelaajilla” (There is pressure on the players in the competition).

Morphology and related forms: pelaaja -> pelaajan (genitive singular), pelaajat (nominative plural), pelaajien (genitive plural), pelaajalla (singular adessive), pelaajalle (singular allative), pelaajilla (plural adessive), pelaajille (plural allative), pelaajia (partitive plural). The plural adessive pelaajilla specifically marks the possessor or the location related to multiple players, and is common in sports writing and everyday Finnish when referring to a group of players.

Notes: Pelaajilla is not a proper noun but a grammatical form derived from pelaaja. Its precise meaning depends on the surrounding verbs and prepositions, most often indicating possession or location related to a group of players.