mutaisilla

Mutaisilla is a grammatical form in Finnish, specifically the adessive plural form of the adjective mutainen, meaning muddy. It describes plural nouns in the adessive case and conveys a state or condition of being muddy at a location or surface.

Etymology and form: Mutainen is formed from muta, meaning mud, with the suffix -inen to create an adjective meaning muddy. The adjective then inflects for number and case. In the adessive plural, it becomes mutaisilla, used with nouns in the adessive case, such as teillä (on/at the roads), pelloilla (on the fields), or kujilla (on the lanes).

Usage: Mutaisilla is used to describe multiple items or places that have mud on or at them. It emphasizes surface condition rather than ownership. It commonly appears in descriptions of weather, landscape, or travel conditions, especially after rain or snowmelt. The form can pair with various plural nouns in the adessive case to convey muddy conditions.

Examples:

- Mutaisilla teillä ajaminen on hidasta. (Driving on muddy roads is slow.)

- Mutaisilla pelloilla työskentely vaatii kengänvaihdon. (Working in muddy fields requires different footwear.)

- Ilma on viileä ja mutaisilla kujilla on vesilätäköitä. (The weather is cool and there are puddles on the muddy lanes.)

See also: muta, mutainen, Finnish adjective inflection, Finnish grammar.