Kiikareihin

Kiikareihin is the illative plural form of kiikari, the Finnish word for binoculars. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement into or toward a destination, and kiikareihin specifically indicates entering or directing action toward the binoculars when describing activities involving the instrument. The form is used when the binoculars are the object of a verb that requires an illative complement, such as looking into or using the binoculars.

In practice, kiikareihin appears in sentences that describe actions directed at the binoculars. For example, a sentence like “Hän katsoi kiikareihin” translates to “He looked through the binoculars.” The construction is common in descriptive passages, field reports, and instructional contexts where specific reference to using the binoculars is needed.

The related base noun is kiikari, and its plural nominative is kiikareita. The illative singular is kiikariin, while kiikareihin functions as the plural illative form. Finnish grammar governs the usage of kiikareihin through standard case rules, making it a productive form for plural references to the instrument in illative constructions.