miehillä

Miehillä is the adessive plural form of the Finnish noun mies (man). In Finnish grammar, it marks possession or association for a group and is used with verbs such as on to express that something belongs to or is possessed by the men. It functions as a grammatical form rather than an independent lexical item.

Formation and meaning: The word is formed from the singular noun mies plus the adessive plural suffix -illä. In sentences, miehillä identifies the possessor as “the men” or “the men’s,” and the possessed item appears in the nominative (for example, auto). The common construction is X: on Y, where X is miehillä and Y is the thing possessed.

Usage: Miehillä is frequently used in everyday Finnish to denote possession by a group of men. Examples include:

- Miehillä on auto. (The men have a car.)

- Miehillä on paljon töitä. (The men have a lot of work.)

- Miehillä on kiire. (The men are in a hurry.)

In these phrases, miehillä marks the group of owners, while the possessed noun remains in the nominative form.

Notes: Miehillä does not convey meaning by itself beyond indicating the possessor or association. Its primary function is grammatical, linking the plural group of men to something they own or relate to. It is used in standard Finnish and appears in both spoken and written language.

See also: Finnish noun inflection, adessive case, possessive constructions in Finnish.