Graniittiin

Graniittiin is the illative form of the Finnish noun graniitti, meaning “into granite” or “to granite.” It is used to indicate direction toward or movement into granite, or a location within granite, in contexts where the illative case is appropriate.

Kieliopillisesti graniittiin follows Finnish illative morphology, which marks direction toward a destination or substance. The illative often answers questions such as “where to?” and is commonly used with verbs of movement or actions involving a material. In practical terms, graniittiin is used when describing activities that involve entering, embedding, or operating within granite.

Etymology traces graniitti to Nordic and European sources for the rock name granite, borrowed into Finnish as graniitti. The illative suffix -iin forms the word graniittiin according to standard Finnish vowel harmony and noun-declension patterns.

Käyttöesimerkkejä occur mainly in geological, mining, construction, and architectural contexts. It can describe drilling into granite, placing equipment or features within granite, or processes that occur inside a granite mass. For example, “Reikä porattiin graniittiin” (A hole was drilled into the granite) and “Mittauslaite asennettiin graniittiin” (The measuring device was installed into granite).

See also graniitti (granite), kivilaji (rock type), and illatiivi (Finnish illative case). The term graniittiin is a specialized grammatical and technical usage rather than a separate concept, and appears in technical writing and field reports involving granite.