No. 300 in Finnish
puolella
"Puolella" means "on the side" or "in support of" in English.
In a sentence
Asun järven puolella.
I live on the lake's side.
In this sentence, 'puolella' refers to a particular side or position relative to a lake, indicating location.
Hänen terveys on paremman puolella.
Their health is on the better side.
Here, 'puolella' conveys a metaphorical side, referring to a favorable condition of health.
Olemme samalla puolella tässä asiassa.
We are on the same side on this matter.
In this context, 'puolella' indicates alignment or agreement in an abstract sense regarding an opinion or position.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “puolella” in actual Finnish podcasts.
Find “puolella” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Finnish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into suomi, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Finnish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).