pelikenttään

Pelikenttään is the illative form of pelikenttä, which means the playing field. It denotes movement toward or into the field of play, for example when entering the field during a game. The form is used to describe direction or motion into a place.

Etymology and form: pelikenttä is a compound of peli (game) and kenttä (field). The illative suffix -ään attaches to pelikenttä to express “into” or “into the playing field,” yielding pelikenttään. This contrasts with pelikenttä (the playing field as a place) and pelikentällä (on the playing field) or pelikentälle (to the/onto the playing field, depending on nuance).

Usage: The word is most common in sports contexts and in written or spoken Finnish that describes movement into a playing area. It can appear in match reports, commentary, and general descriptions of actions at or entering the field. In everyday language, pelikenttään is used when the emphasis is on entering the field rather than simply being there, while pelikentällä describes location and pelikentälle or pelikenttään can convey motion toward or into the field.

Example: "Pelaajat ryntäsivät pelikenttään ottelun alussa." Translation: "The players rushed into the playing field at the start of the match." Another possible usage: "Keskustelu siirtyi pelikenttään," meaning the discussion moved into the arena of play.

See also: pelikenttä, pelikentällä, pelikentälle.