Loukkaamattomaan

Loukkaamattomaan is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the illative singular of the adjective loukkaamaton, meaning harmless or not injurious. The base adjective loukkaamaton is built from the verb loukata, “to injure,” with the negative suffix -maton, yielding “not injuring” or “harmless.” In Finnish, adjectives can take case endings to indicate different grammatical roles, and the illative case expresses direction into a state, condition, or place.

In practice, loukkaamattomaan appears in expressions describing entering or existing in a harmless state or condition. It is most often encountered in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, or technical or safety-oriented writing where precise morphological forms are discussed or demonstrated. The form signals not only a quality (harmlessness) but also a movement or transition into that state, as in phrases constructed with illative endings such as loukkaamattomaan tilaan or loukkaamattomaan muotoon.

Usage of loukkaamattomaan is relatively specialized. It is not everyday vocabulary and is more commonly used in academic, instructional, or descriptive contexts that illustrate Finnish case endings or the nuances of adjective inflection. In ordinary conversation, speakers are more likely to use the base adjective loukkaamaton or other common expressions to convey harmlessness.

See also: loukkaamaton, illative case, Finnish grammar.