Kapseliin

Kapseliin is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun kapseli, meaning into the capsule. The base word kapseli has several senses: a capsule used to enclose a substance (for example a medicinal capsule or a gelatin shell), a botanical or dry fruit capsule, and in microbiology a protective layer surrounding certain bacteria. In everyday Finnish, kapseliin is used to denote movement toward or into the inside of a capsule.

Grammatical note: The illative case in Finnish expresses direction toward a destination or interior. For nouns like kapseli, the illative singular is formed by adding the suffix -in to the base stem, yielding kapseliin. Other common forms include kapseli (nominative), kapselin (genitive), and kapselissä (inessive).

Usage: Kapseliin is typically used with verbs describing placement or entry into the capsule. Examples include: Lääke laitettiin kapseliin. (The medicine was put into the capsule.) Näyte siirrettiin kapseliin. (The sample was transferred into the capsule.) The word can also appear in scientific or technical contexts where processes involve inserting material into a capsule or moving substances inside a container.

See also: kapseli, the general term for capsule; illative case in Finnish grammar.

Overall, kapseliin serves as a precise grammatical form used to indicate movement into a capsule, while kapseli itself covers the broader concept of a capsule in medical, botanical, or biological contexts.