liukuovella

liukuovella is a Finnish word that translates to "with a sliding door" or "by means of a sliding door" in English. It is a postpositional phrase, meaning "liukuovella" modifies a noun or pronoun to indicate the method or instrument of an action. The word "liukuovi" itself means "sliding door." Therefore, "liukuovella" specifies that something is done using or through a sliding door.

For instance, one might say "Mies tuli sisään liukuovella" which translates to "The man came inside with a sliding door." This implies the man entered the building or room through an entrance that featured a sliding door. The phrase is common in everyday Finnish conversation when describing movement or access related to such architectural features. It can refer to both manual and automatic sliding doors. The grammatical case used in conjunction with "liukuovella" would typically be the adessive case, indicating "on" or "at," but in this idiomatic construction, it functions as an instrumental postposition. The context usually clarifies the specific meaning.