vasemmilla

Vasemmilla is a Finnish locative form used to indicate that multiple objects or referents are located on the left side. It is the adessive plural form of the adjective vasen, which means left. The corresponding singular form is vasemmalla, used for a single object or a single reference point.

In everyday usage vasemmilla appears in spatial descriptions involving more than one item or a group. For example, sentences like Ovet ovat vasemmilla (The doors are on the left) or Hyllyt ovat vasemmilla (The shelves are on the left) describe where things are located relative to a reference point. The phrase is commonly used with plural nouns and often appears with other adessive phrases to specify position, such as vasemmilla puolilla tilaa or vasemmilla sivuilla.

Vasemmilla is distinct from related forms such as vasemmalla, which is the adessive singular used for a single object or a single referent. It is also different from vasemmalle, which is the allative form used to express direction toward the left. In political or ideological contexts, Finnish typically uses terms like vasen or vasemmistolainen rather than vasemmilla to convey a left-wing affiliation, so vasemmilla primarily serves a spatial function rather than a political one.

Etymologically, vasemmilla is built from vasen (left) with the adessive plural suffix -lla, reflecting its grammatical role in indicating position on the left for multiple items. See also vasen and vasemmalla for related forms used in other grammatical contexts.