sokereilla

Sokereilla is the Finnish plural adessive form of the noun sokeri (sugar). In Finnish grammar, the adessive case with the plural -lla indicates instrument, means, or accompaniment, so sokereilla commonly means “with sugars” or “by means of sugars.” The word is frequently used in culinary and cooking contexts, as well as in descriptions of preparation methods.

In usage, sokereilla functions as a way to specify how something is prepared or sweetened. For example, the sentence Keksit makeutettiin sokereilla means that the cookies were sweetened with sugars. Similar constructions appear in recipes and food descriptions, where the plural form emphasizes the use of more than one sugar type or several sugar portions.

Sokereilla can also appear in more general culinary phrases, such as tomaatinkastike makeutettiin sokereilla (the tomato sauce was sweetened with sugars) or kahviin lisättiin sokereilla, indicating the presence of sugar as an additive. The form helps distinguish the means of action from other grammatical roles of sokeri, such as the genitive or partitive forms used to name ingredients in noun phrases (for example, sokeri or sokereita).

Linguistically, sokereilla contrasts with sokerin (genitive singular) or sokeria (partitive singular) and with sokerilla (singular adessive) in contexts referring to a single sugar, or with sokereita (plural partitive) when the focus is on the quantity of sugar rather than the means. The form reflects Finnish usage where ingredients and preparation methods are described through case forms that indicate tool or medium.

See also: sokeri, makeutus, ruoka- ja ravitsemustietous.