Kohteeseen

Kohteeseen is the illative case form of the Finnish noun kohde, meaning a target, object, or destination. In Finnish grammar, illative forms express direction into or toward something, typically describing movement or contact with a goal.

Usage and meaning

Kohteeseen is used to indicate movement toward a target or destination. It appears with verbs of motion or action that imply heading to or reaching a place or objective. The sense can be literal, such as going to a location, or figurative, such as directing efforts toward a goal. The form is common in everyday Finnish as well as in planning, logistics, and descriptive writing.

Formation

The base noun kohde takes the illative suffix -eeseen, producing kohteeseen. This follows Finnish vowel harmony and noun-formation patterns. The illative form is used in singular contexts and aligns with other illative forms that express direction into a space or toward a target.

Examples

Mennään kohteeseen. (Let’s go to the destination.)

Hän on matkalla kohteeseen. (He/She is en route to the target/destination.)

Kartta näyttää reitin kohteeseen. (The map shows the route to the destination.)

See also

Illative case, Finnish grammar, Kohde (study of the noun’s base meaning).