oppilailla
Oppilailla is the plural adessive form of oppilas, meaning pupil or student, in Finnish. The adessive case -lla/-llä marks location or, in constructions with the verb olla, possession or association. Therefore oppilailla can translate as “on/at the pupils” in literal locative use, but more commonly functions as “the pupils have” or “for the pupils” in possessive-type sentences.
Examples illustrate the typical usage. Oppilailla on paljon tehtäviä translates to “The pupils have a lot of
In grammar, oppilailla is distinct from related forms such as oppilaiden (genitive plural, “of the pupils”) and
Overall, oppilailla is a versatile form used to denote a group of students in contexts that involve