osallistujilla

Osallistujilla is a Finnish grammatical form representing the adessive plural of osallistuja, the noun for participant. It is used to indicate relation to the participants, typically in contexts of location, possession, or association. In English it can be glossed as “at the participants,” “with the participants,” or “the participants’,” depending on the sentence.

Formation and meaning: The base noun is osallistuja (participant). Its plural nominative is osallistujat (the participants). The adessive plural form is osallistujilla, created by adding the suffix -lla to the plural stem. Finnish uses the adessive case to express location or possession, among other functions, so osallistujilla marks the possessor or location in relation to the discussed action.

Usage examples: Osallistujilla on mahdollisuus esittää kysymyksiä. This means “The participants have the opportunity to ask questions.” Another common pattern is to describe a situation or resource associated with the participants, for example: “Koulutuksessa osallistujilla on materiaaleja käytettäväkseen” meaning “In the training, the participants have materials to use.”

Notes: Osallistujilla is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item with its own meaning. Its exact translation depends on the verb and context, but it invariably ties something to the group of participants. Related forms include osallistujat (nominative plural), osallistujille (allative), or osallistujia (partitive), all built from the same root.

See also: osallistuja, osallistuminen, Finnish cases.