ryhmällä

Ryhmällä is the singular adessive form of the Finnish noun ryhmä, meaning group or team. In Finnish grammar the adessive suffix -llä/-lla commonly marks location “on/at” or means “with” in some constructions, and it is also used to indicate the possessor in sentences with the verb olla (to have).

Usage and meaning:

One common use of ryhmällä is to express possession, as in the sentence “Ryhmällä on suunnitelma,” which translates to “The group has a plan.” Here the possessor ryhmä is in the adessive form ryhmällä, while the possessed item suunnitelma remains in the nominative. The adessive form can also appear in plural as ryhmillä (for example, “Ryhmillä on suunnitelmia” meaning “The groups have plans”). Additionally, ryhmälle is the allative form meaning “to the group,” used to indicate direction or recipient.

Examples:

- Ryhmällä on selkeä tavoite. (The group has a clear objective.)

- Ryhmillä on erilaiset vastuut projektissa. (The groups have different responsibilities in the project.)

- Lähetys tehtiin ryhmälle koordinoidusti. (The shipment was coordinated for the group.)

Related notes:

Ryhmällä should not be confused with ryhmälle, the allative form meaning “to the group.” The base word ryhmä denotes a collection of people or things, and its inflection follows standard Finnish case patterns. The suffix -llä/-llä is one of several case endings used to indicate location, possession, and related grammatical relations in Finnish.

See also:

ryhmä, Finnish grammar, cases in Finnish, adessive case, allative case.