Mahtollistavalle

Mahtollistavalle is a hypothetical Finnish allative form used in linguistic examples to illustrate how the allative suffix -lle marks direction toward a place. The nominative form Mahtollistava serves as a constructed place name, and Mahtollistavalle would mean “to Mahtollistava.” The term is not attested as a real location and is used primarily in language-learning or grammar discussions to demonstrate Finnish case inflection with proper nouns ending in -va.

Formation and etymology: In Finnish, the allative case is formed by adding -lle to the noun stem. With a stem ending in -va, the allative surface form commonly appears as Mahtollistavalle, preserving the stem while attaching the destination suffix. The example illustrates how derivational endings and toponymic formations interact with the allative suffix. The base Mahtollistava is a constructed form, loosely resembling the Finnish adjective mahtava meaning “great,” but it is not a documented place name.

Usage: Mahtollistavalle is mainly encountered in instructional contexts rather than in standard conversation. It can appear in sentences such as: M ENen Mahtollistavalle. Translation: I am going to Mahtollistava. Another example: He meni Mahtollistavalle, meaning “He went to Mahtollistava.”

See also: Finnish grammar, Allative case, Toponymy, Finnish morphology.