Instrumentteihin
Instrumentteihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun instrumentti, meaning the instruments. It is used to express movement toward or into multiple instruments and typically appears with verbs of motion or location, such as mennä (to go) or asettaa (to place). In Finnish, the illative plural suffix is -ihin, which attaches to the stem of the noun to indicate direction toward more than one item. For instrumentti, this yields instrumentteihin.
- Instrumentti denotes an instrument or tool; instrumentteihin marks the plural illative, i.e., into or toward the
- The form is most common in contexts involving music, orchestral settings, workshops, inventories, or education where
- In sentences, subject and verb agreement follow standard Finnish grammar, while the case ending instrumentteihin provides
- instrumentti (singular nominative)
- instrumentti (singular illative would be instrumenttiin in many contexts, while the plural illative is instrumentteihin)
- instrumenttien (genitive plural)
Precis concise and neutral, instrumentteihin serves as a concrete illustration of how Finnish uses the illative