Kahvilaan
Kahvilaan is the illative case form of the Finnish noun kahvila, meaning “to the cafe” or “into the cafe.” It marks direction toward a place and is commonly used to indicate movement toward a cafe in everyday speech and writing.
Formation and grammar: In Finnish, the illative singular for nouns ending in -la is formed by adding
Usage and examples: Kahvilaan is used with verbs of motion to specify the place being reached. Examples
Pronunciation and form: kahvilaan is pronounced approximately [ˈkɑʋilɑːn]. The illative suffix -aan follows Finnish vowel harmony
Relation to related forms: While kahvilaan covers singular destination, plural destinations use the corresponding illative plural