Vaikealla

Vaikealla is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective vaikea, meaning "difficult" or "hard." Finnish adjectives decline for number and case, so vaikea becomes vaikealla when describing a state or location in the adessive case. The form is used to express that something is in a state of difficulty or to describe how something is done under challenging conditions. In English, vaikealla is typically rendered as "with difficulty" or "in a difficult situation."

Usage examples in phrases include: vaikealla tasolla (at a high level of difficulty) and vaikealla kurssilla (on a difficult course). It can also modify manner, as in vaikealla tavalla ("in a difficult way"). When the modified noun is plural, the form becomes vaikeilla (vaikeilla suunnitelmilla, "with difficult plans").

Grammar and semantics: Vaikea is a regular adjective; its adessive singular form vaikealla agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. The adessive often indicates location, state, or means—here it marks a state of difficulty or the conditions under which something occurs. The term is common in standard Finnish in both writing and speech and appears in instructional text, descriptions of performance, and everyday language. English translations depend on context and can range from "with difficulty" to "in a difficult situation" to "on a difficult task."