kurssilla

Kurssilla is a Finnish noun form that expresses presence in or participation in a course. It is the adessive singular form of kurssi and is used to indicate that a person is enrolled in or attending a course, workshop, or training program. The term is common in educational and professional contexts, including universities, language schools, online platforms, and continuing education programs.

In usage, kurssilla is often paired with verbs such as olla or opiskella to describe current participation. Examples include: “Olen kurssilla opiskelemassa suomen kieltä,” meaning I am at the course studying Finnish; and “Kurssilla on tentti ensi viikolla,” meaning there is an exam next week in the course. The illative form kurssille is used when talking about joining or heading to a course, as in “Osallistun kurssille, joka käsittelee digitaalista markkinointia.”

Grammatically, kurssilla is the adessive case, signaling location or attendance, while kurssille signals movement toward the course (illative). Other related forms include kurssin (genitive), kurssia (partitive), and kurssissa (inessive), which expand how the concept is referenced in different sentence roles. Overall, kurssilla is a common term in Finnish to describe being part of a course as a student, trainee, or participant.