Voimakkailla

Voimakkailla is a Finnish word form that functions as the plural adessive form of the adjective voimakas, meaning strong or powerful. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so the corresponding plural adessive ending is -illa/-illä. Therefore voimakas becomes voimakkailla when describing multiple nouns in the adessive case.

The adessive case in Finnish generally conveys location or accompaniment, roughly translating to “on/at” or “with” in English. When voimakkailla is used, it appears in noun phrases such as voimakkailla äänillä or voimakkailla ihmisillä, where it describes the noun in the plural adessive context. Examples include phrases like voimakkailla äänillä (“with strong voices”) or voimakkailla ihmisillä (“among/with the strong people”), depending on context.

Usage notes: Voimakkailla is almost always part of a larger noun phrase and is not typically used on its own. It is common in descriptive, literary, and formal language where a group is characterized by the attribute strong or powerful.

Etymology and related forms: Voimakkailla derives from the root voima (power) and the suffixes that form the adjective voimakas and its various inflected forms. Related forms include voimakas (singular nominate), voimakkaat (plural nominate), and diverse case endings such as voimakkaalla (singular adessive) and voimakkaisiin (illatives or other cases, depending on context).

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, adessive case.