Velvoitteella

Velvoitteella is the adessive form of the Finnish noun velvoite, meaning an obligation or duty. The form velvoitteella is used to express “with an obligation,” “by virtue of an obligation,” or “under an obligation.” It appears primarily in formal Finnish, especially in legal, regulatory, or contractual contexts, where the obligation serves as a basis, source, or constraint for actions, rights, or responsibilities.

The noun velvoite itself originates from the verb velvoittaa, meaning to oblige or commit. In financial language velvoite can refer to a debt obligation or liability, but velvoitteella as a grammatical form does not denote a separate concept; rather it marks the instrument or context of the obligation described in the sentence.

In usage, velvoitteella functions as a means to indicate how an obligation relates to the action or circumstance at hand. The surrounding wording specifies which obligation is involved and how it governs the situation. It is one of several Finnish case forms that convey instrumentality or contextual basis, similar to other adessive constructions.

For language learners, it is important to distinguish velvoitteella from velvoite (the obligation itself) and velvoitteet (plural obligations). While velvoite and its plural refer to the duty or liability itself, velvoitteella points to the manner or context in which that obligation applies in a given statement.

See also: velvoite, velvoitteet.