koneella

Koneella is the adessive singular form of the Finnish noun kone, meaning machine. In Finnish grammar, the adessive case expresses location on the surface of something or the means by which an action is performed. Therefore koneella can indicate either a physical position on a machine or the use of a machine as a tool.

As a locative expression, koneella answers questions like where something is located on a surface. For example, avain on koneella means “the key is on the machine.” In this sense, it designates placement or contact with the surface of the machine.

As an instrumental or means expression, koneella conveys that a machine is used to perform an action. A common construction is to combine a verb with a phrase using koneella to indicate instrument, such as kirjoitan esseeni tietokoneella, meaning “I write my essay on/with the computer.”

Etymology and grammar: koneella is formed by the noun kone (machine) plus the adessive suffix -ella, which marks location on or by means of. It is one of many Finnish case forms and does not constitute a separate lexical item; its meaning arises from context.

See also: Finnish grammar, cases, adessive case, instrumental/means expressions in Finnish.

In summary, koneella is a versatile Finnish form used to express both “on the machine” and “with the machine,” depending on how it fits into a sentence.