1800luvulle
1800luvulle, often written 1800-luvulle in Finnish, is the allative form used to denote movement toward the time period commonly referred to as the 1800s. In Finnish grammar, 1800-luku means “the 1800s” and the suffix -lle marks the allative case, indicating direction toward something such as a place, time, or domain.
The form is used in historical writing, journalism, and fiction to frame events, analyses, or narratives within
Examples include: “Dokumentti vie katsojan 1800-luvulle” (The documentary takes the viewer to the 1800s) and “Tutkimus
Notes and variants: 1800-luvulle is a productive part of Finnish time-expression syntax and can be combined
See also: 1800-luku, Finnish grammar, allative case, time expressions in Finnish.