kalusteilla

Kalusteilla is the adessive plural form of the Finnish noun kaluste, meaning furniture. It is an inflected form used to indicate location on or with furniture, depending on the context. In Finnish, the adessive case (-lla/-llä) expresses location, such as on, at, or by something, and kalusteilla specifically refers to the furniture items in question when talking about position or accompaniment in plural.

In practice, kalusteilla is most common in contexts related to interior design, furnishing, and real estate where a space is described as being equipped or arranged with furniture. For example, the phrase huone on kalusteilla sisustettu translates to “the room is furnished with furniture,” and asunto on kalusteilla varustettu means “the apartment is equipped with furniture.” These usages emphasize the presence or arrangement of furniture within a space rather than the furniture items themselves as objects.

Compared with more standard expressions, kalusteilla is a descriptive inflection rather than a standalone lexical item. The more common adjectives or noun phrases used in everyday Finnish to convey furnishing are kalustettu (furnished) or kalusteet (furniture), while kalusteilla highlights the relational aspect of furniture within a location.

See also: kaluste, huonekalu, kalustaminen, sisustus.