Lauluun

Lauluun is the illative case form of the Finnish noun laulu, meaning song. The illative is used to indicate movement toward or into a destination, state, or activity. Therefore lauluun can be understood as “into a song” or “to a song.” The form is created by adding the illative suffix -uun to the stem laulu, resulting in lauluun. In phonology, the suffix combines with the final vowel to produce the familiar illative ending.

In usage, lauluun appears in contexts where the action is directed toward the song or the act of singing. It is common with verbs that express movement or transition, and it can be used metaphorically to describe immersion in music, performance, or the process of singing. Because Finnish illative marks direction rather than a specific object, lauluun functions as a case form of laulu rather than a standalone word.

Lauluun is a typical example of how Finnish inflection handles direction, illustrating how a base noun can take different case endings to convey nuance of meaning. It is primarily relevant for grammatical description and for understanding sentence structure in Finnish, rather than as a separate lexical item with its own independent meaning. Related topics include the illative case in Finnish grammar and the noun laulu (song).