syyttäjällä

Syyttäjällä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish noun syyttäjä, meaning a prosecutor. The form is used in Finnish to indicate location, association, or in some cases the agent responsible for a statement or action. In legal language, syyttäjällä often appears to attribute rights, duties, or actions to the prosecutor or to the office representing the state's interests.

In practice, syyttäjällä is typically found in formal sentences such as “Syyttäjällä on oikeus esittää todisteita” (The prosecutor has the right to present evidence) or in similar constructions where the rights or obligations of the prosecutor are discussed. It can also denote the prosecutor’s authority in a given matter, for example when describing decisions made by the prosecutor or the jurisdiction under the prosecutor’s supervision. The adessive form thus helps specify who is performing the action or who holds the listed power within the proceedings.

Usage considerations include distinguishing the form from the nominative syyttäjä, which names the profession rather than indicating location or possession. Syyttäjällä is common in Finnish legal prose, court decisions, statutes, and official communications, where precise attribution to the prosecutor is required. In everyday language outside formal legal contexts, the form may be less frequent, and the noun syyttäjä or related terms like syyttäjänvirasto (office of the prosecutor) are more common.

Etymologically, syyttäjä derives from the verb syyttää (to accuse), with -llä marking the adessive case in this form.