Astioihin

Astioihin is a Finnish illative plural form of the noun astia, which means a dish, container, or kitchenware. The word is used to indicate movement toward or into a collective of dishes or vessels. In everyday language it appears when describing actions involving placing or moving items into a group of dishware, such as a cupboard, sink, or set of dishes.

Morphology and form: The base astia refers to an item used for holding or serving food. When expressing “into the dishes” in plural, the illative plural ending is added, yielding astioihin. The form reflects Finnish case endings that convey direction or destination and is employed with plural subjects or objects in sentences.

Usage and nuance: Astioihin is commonly used with verbs that describe placing, moving, or placing items within a dishware context. It signals a destination that is not a single dish but the entire set or collection of dishes and containers. It can appear in household tasks, food service, and retail or storage descriptions.

Examples:

- Laitoin likaiset kupit astioihin odottamaan tiskausta. Translation: I put the dirty cups into the dishware to await washing.

- Täältä löytyy astioihin liittyviä varusteita, kuten lautaset ja lasit. Translation: Here are the items related to the dishware, such as plates and glasses.

See also: illative case, Finnish noun inflection, astia (singular).