kiinalaisilla

The term "kiinalaisilla" is the Finnish language word for "Chinese people" or "by Chinese people." In Finnish grammar, "kiinalaisilla" is the adessive plural case of the word "kiinalainen," which means "Chinese." The adessive case in Finnish is used to indicate location, possession, or the agent of an action. Therefore, depending on the context of a sentence, "kiinalaisilla" could mean "on the Chinese people," "with the Chinese people," or "by the Chinese people."

For example, a sentence like "Kirja on kiinalaisilla pöydällä" translates to "The book is on the Chinese table," where "kiinalaisilla" modifies "pöydällä" (on the table). Alternatively, "Hän puhui kiinalaisilla" could mean "He spoke with the Chinese people." If the sentence was "Tämä taideteos on tehty kiinalaisilla," it would mean "This artwork was made by Chinese people."

The word itself, "kiinalainen," derives from the country name "Kiina," which is the Finnish word for China. The suffix "-lainen" is a common Finnish suffix used to form adjectives and nouns denoting origin or belonging to a group. Therefore, "kiinalainen" literally means "from China" or "belonging to China." When pluralized and put into the adessive case, it becomes "kiinalaisilla."