Pesukoneilla

Pesukoneilla is a Finnish grammatical form derived from pesukone (washing machine). It is the plural adessive form, written as pesukoneilla, and it has several uses in Finnish. The adessive case (-lla/-llä) commonly marks location on or at something, or the instrument with which an action is performed. Therefore pesukoneilla can mean “on/on top of the washing machines,” “at the washing machines,” or “with the washing machines,” depending on context.

In practical use, pesukoneilla often appears in discussions about appliances, housing, and household routines. It can refer to washing machines as a category or to the devices themselves in a plural sense, for example when describing features or programs. It can also mark the instrument in a sentence describing how something is done using washing machines.

Examples of typical usage include:

- Pesukoneilla on erilaisia ohjelmia. (Washing machines have a variety of programs.)

- Pyykkiä voi pestä pesukoneilla. (Laundry can be washed with washing machines.)

- Käyttöohjeissa viitataan pesukoneilla sijaitseviin ohjauspaneeleihin. (The manuals refer to the control panels located on the washing machines.)

Etymology and related terms: pesukoneelliset pitää rinnastaa pesukoneen ja pyykinpesun yhteyksiin, ja pesukoneen yksikkömuoto on pesukone, monikko pesukoneet. The term is common in everyday Finnish and appears in manuals, consumer articles, and household discussions.