Kytkennälle

Kytkennälle is the allative form of the Finnish noun kytkentä, which broadly means a connection, linkage, or circuit. In Finnish grammar, the allative case marks direction toward something or the recipient of an action, so kytkennälle literally means “to the connection” or “for the connection.” The form appears in technical, scientific, and linguistic contexts where a target or endpoint of a connection is being described.

Etymology and form: The allative is formed by taking the genitive stem of the noun and adding the suffix -lle. For kytkentä, the genitive stem is kytkennän, and combining it with -lle yields kytkennälle. This pattern is common for Finnish allative constructions that express direction toward a noun's concept or object.

Usage: In practice, kytkennälle is used to indicate the destination or target of a connection, the endpoint of a wiring or network path, or the entity to which something is connected or addressed. It often appears in technical diagrams, documentation, and specifications, and it can also serve as an example in linguistic discussions about the Finnish case system to illustrate the allative form of kytkentä.

Examples:

Esimerkki 1: Kytkennälle suunnatut ohjeet löytyvät käsikirjasta. (Instructions directed at the connection are in the manual.)

Esimerkki 2: Verkossa kytkennälle johtava reitti määritellään tässä kaaviossa. (The route leading to the connection is defined in this diagram.)

See also: kytkentä, kytkentäverkko, liitin.