No. 326 in Finnish
ottelussa
"In the match."
In a sentence
Suomen jääkiekkojoukkue voitti monivaiheisessa ottelussa.
The Finnish hockey team won in a multifaceted match.
Here, 'ottelussa' is used to indicate the location or context of where the event (winning) occurred, specifically 'in the match'.
Keskiviikon ottelussa nähtiin monta upeaa maalia.
Wednesday's match featured many great goals.
In this sentence, 'ottelussa' specifies the time and event ('Wednesday's match') during which the action (featuring goals) took place.
Urheilijat loukkaantuivat ottelussa tapahtuneen törmäyksen seurauksena.
The athletes were injured as a result of a collision that occurred during the match.
Here, 'ottelussa' describes the timeframe in which the incident happened, specifically 'during the match'.
Helsingin joukkue voitti ottelussa 5-0.
The Helsinki team won in the match 5-0.
Here, 'ottelussa' translates to 'in the match', showing the context in which the action occurred.
Ottelussa oli paljon katsojia paikalla.
There were many spectators present at the match.
In this sentence, 'ottelussa' means 'at the match', indicating the location where the event happened.
Pelaaja loukkaantui ottelussa vakavasti.
The player was seriously injured during the match.
The word 'ottelussa' here conveys 'during the match', pointing to the timeframe of the incident.
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