meeskonnal

Meeskonnal is the adessive singular form of the Estonian noun meeskond, meaning team. It marks location or association with a team, and is commonly translated as “on the team” or “of the team.” The form is used in sentences with verbs such as olema (to be) to indicate possession or a characteristic shared by the team as a collective.

In use, meeskonnal appears in statements about what the team has or experiences. Examples include: “Meeskonnal on hea koostöö” (The team has good cooperation), “Meeskonnal on mitu liiget” (The team has several members), and “Meeskonnal on plaan eduka projekti jaoks” (The team has a plan for a successful project). This form is prevalent in sports reporting, business communication, and collaborative work contexts, where the emphasis is on the group rather than individuals.

Linguistically, meeskond is the base noun meaning “team,” and -al is the addessive case suffix that marks location or belonging in Estonian. Related forms include meeskonna (genitive, “of the team”) and meeskonnad (plural) with its own case endings such as meeskondadel for the adessive plural “on the teams.” Meeskonnal thus functions as a grammatical tool to attribute properties or activities to a team as a unit, rather than to its individual members.