Illepäätteeseen

Illepäätteeseen is a term encountered in Finnish linguistic descriptions that refers to the allative suffix -lle and its role in forming expressions of direction or destination. In this usage, the focus is on how the base form of a noun or pronoun combines with the suffix to indicate “to” or “toward” something.

In Finnish, the allative is expressed through postpositional suffixes rather than a separate case as in some other languages. The suffix -lle attaches to a noun or pronoun stem to signal destination or recipient, producing forms such as talolle (to the house), minulle (to me), sinulle (to you), and hänelle (to him/her/it). The concept of illepäätteeseen centers on the process and grammar of attaching this ending and the resulting meaning, rather than on the stem itself.

Usage and distinctions: The allative ending -lle is distinct from other directional forms such as illative (into) and adessive (on/at). While illative marks movement into a space, and adessive marks a fixed position, the allative denotes movement toward a referent. The term illepäätteeseen is typically discussed in grammar descriptions, morphology tutorials, or linguistic analyses that illustrate how endings attach to bases to convey direction.

See also: Finnish grammar, postpositional suffixes, allative Case, illative, adessive.

Note: Illepäätteeseen is not a universally standardized label across all Finnish grammars; it appears in some teaching materials and analyses as a way to describe the allative ending and its attachment to stems.