Hyllyyn

Hyllyyn is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun hylly, meaning shelf. It denotes movement into the interior or space of a shelf and is used to specify where something is placed.

The illative form hyllyyn is created by adding the illative suffix to the stem hylly. In Finnish, the illative case marks movement toward and into a location, as opposed to onto a surface or from a location.

Usage examples are common in everyday language, especially when talking about placing objects on or into shelves. For instance, you might say: Aseta kirja hyllyyn (put the book into the shelf) or Kirjat laitettiin hyllyyn lukemista varten (the books were placed in the shelf for reading). In libraries and bookstores, hyllyyn appears in instructional or cataloging contexts to indicate shelving actions.

In Finnish grammar, hyllyyn is part of a broader set of illative forms that express directional movement. Related forms include hyllylle, which denotes moving onto or onto the shelf, and other illative variants formed with different stem shapes. The term hylly itself refers simply to a shelf or a series of shelves, while hyllyyn specifies the destination inside the shelf’s space.

See also: hylly, illative case, Finnish grammar.