Puolustajalle

Puolustajalle is the allative singular form of the Finnish noun puolustaja, meaning defender. The allative case marks direction toward or benefit for a person or thing, so puolustajalle translates roughly as “to the defender” or “for the defender.” The form is created by adding the suffix -lle to the noun stem, here resulting in puolustajalle from puolustaja.

In use, puolustajalle denotes the recipient or beneficiary of an action. It appears with verbs that give, send, or relate to a defender, for example: Lähetin kirjeen puolustajalle (I sent a letter to the defender), Puolustajalle annettiin tehtävä (A task was given to the defender), or Se on puolustajalle hyödyllinen (It is useful for the defender).

Grammatically, puolustajalle refers to a single defender in the allative case. For multiple defenders, the form changes to puolustajille (to the defenders/for the defenders). The allative is one of Finnish’s location and indirect-object cases and is commonly used across contexts, including sports, security, legal language, and everyday conversation when indicating who something is directed toward or intended for.

See also: allative case, puolustaja (defender).