Magasiiniin

Magasiiniin is the illative form of the Finnish noun magasiini, meaning into the magazine or into the storage facility. The base word magasiini refers to a storage magazine or ammunition depot, and in broader contexts can denote a warehouse or depot within a facility. It is not used for modern publishing magazines; the Finnish term for such periodicals is typically aikakauslehti or lehti.

The illative magasiiniin indicates movement toward and into the storage space and answers the question minne? (where to?). It is used with verbs describing actions directed at the storage space, such as siirtää (to transfer), sijoittaa (to place), laittaa (to put), or viedä (to take).

Etymology: magasiini is a loanword, historically linked to magazi n/magasin in Swedish and ultimately related to the French magasin, meaning store or shop. The illative suffix -iin (or -in after certain consonants) forms magasiiniin to express “into the magazine.”

Usage notes: In technical or military Finnish, magasiiniin is common when describing procedures that involve moving items into a storage area, such as ammunition or equipment. In everyday language, one would more often encounter the explicit context of a storehouse or depot rather than a literary or publishing magazine.

See also: magasiini, aikakauslehti.