Esimerkeille

Esimerkeille is a Finnish noun form: the plural allative of esimerkki, meaning "to/for the examples." The form is used when the speaker refers to multiple specific examples as the target or recipient of an action, or as the intended destination for something described in the text.

Morphology: The allative suffix -lle indicates direction toward or for something. In the plural, esimerkki takes the form esimerkeille, yielding "to/for the examples." The nominative plural of esimerkki is esimerkit, while esimerkeille marks a different grammatical function.

Usage: Esimerkeille appears in written Finnish in contexts such as academic writing, manuals, or textbooks when referring to several examples or when designating an area or purpose related to the examples. Example phrases include esimerkeille tarkoitetut kohdat (sections intended for the examples) or tila esimerkeille (space for the examples).

Etymology: The base word esimerkki comes from Swedish exempell/exempel, which itself traces back to Latin exemplum. The -ille suffix is a standard Finnish allative form used to indicate direction toward or for the marked noun.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, esimerkki.