vanhoilla

Vanhoilla is the plural adessive form of the Finnish adjective vanha, meaning “old.” It is used to describe a plural noun in the adessive case, indicating location or association with old objects or people. In practice, vanhoilla translates roughly to “on/at the old ones” or “with the old ones,” depending on the context.

Grammatically, vanhoilla is formed by inflecting vanha for number and case: vanha becomes vanhoilla when describing plural nouns in the adessive. Finnish adjectives do not mark gender and must agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The adessive form, like vanhoilla, is commonly found in descriptions of places, objects, or groups tied to being old.

Usage and examples provide a sense of its function. For example: “Me istuimme vanhoilla tuoleilla” (We sat on the old chairs). “Kävelimme vanhoilla kujilla” (We walked along the old alleys). “Turistit kulkivat vanhoilla kaduilla” (Tourists walked along the old streets). These sentences illustrate how vanhoilla signals both plurality and proximity to oldness, whether in physical spaces, objects, or settings.

Notes and context: vanhoilla is a standard, neutral grammatical form used in everyday Finnish as well as in literature. It is not a separate lexical entry or proper noun; rather, it is a inflected form of vanha used to describe multiple entities in the adessive case. When translating or interpreting, attention to the accompanying noun helps determine the precise meaning of the phrase.