Lähtöalueeseen

Lähtöalueeseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun lähtöalue, meaning “the starting area.” The term lähtöalue is a compound of lähtö (“start”) and alue (“area”) and is used to refer to a designated place from which something begins, such as a sports competition, a parade, or a rescue operation. The illative suffix -eseen attaches to the compound to indicate movement toward that place, so lähtöalueeseen literally means “into the starting area” or “to the starting area.”

In Finnish grammar, illative forms specify direction into a location. For compounds like lähtöalue, the illative is formed by adding the appropriate ending that reflects the last component’s illative form, resulting in lähtöalueeseen. The form is used whenever the sentence describes moving toward or entering the starting area.

Usage context includes sports events (where competitors go to the starting area), ceremonies, and any procedure involving entering a designated start zone. It can appear in instructions, event descriptions, and rule texts to specify where participants should proceed or assemble.

Compared forms include other cases of the noun, such as lähtöalue (base), lähtöalueelle (illative with a different construction for some contexts), or and the plural illative forms like lähtöalueisiin for “to the starting areas.” See also Finnish illative case and compound noun inflection for related grammar.

See also: Finnish illative case, compound nouns, lähtiöalue (as a related base noun).