tuoreilla

Tuoreilla is a Finnish adjective form meaning “on fresh” or “with fresh” when used with plural nouns in the adessive case. It is the plural adessive form of tuore, which broadly denotes freshness or newness. In Finnish grammar, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in number and case; the plural adessive ending for adjectives is -illa/-illä, yielding tuoreilla. The word can describe food, plants, or other things that are fresh or newly produced, and it can also be used figuratively for recently published information or ideas (for example, tuore tutkimus meaning a recent study).

Usage and examples:

Two common usages are in cooking or food contexts and in general descriptions. For example, keittoon lisättiin tuoreilla yrteillä maustettuja paloja, meaning pieces seasoned with fresh herbs were added to the soup. Another example is pannukakku, joka oli koristeltu tuoreilla hedelmillä, meaning the pancake was decorated with fresh fruits.

Notes:

The form tuoreilla always accompanies a plural noun in the adessive case. When the noun is singular, the corresponding form is tuoreella; with other cases there are forms such as tuoreesta, tuoreeseen, tuoreessa, and so on. The basic meaning remains tied to freshness or recency, used across both concrete and metaphorical contexts.