Palkkeihin

Palkkeihin is a Finnish linguistic form that functions as the plural illative of the noun palkki, meaning a beam, joist, or bar used in construction and carpentry. As an illative form, palkkeihin conveys movement toward or into multiple beams, and it appears in contexts describing actions directed at several beams.

Morphology and usage notes can help clarify its role. The base word palkki denotes a structural member, and palkkeihin marks the destination or target as plural. In practice, palkkeihin is used primarily in technical, architectural, or instructional language rather than everyday speech. It enables precise descriptions of actions applied to more than one beam, such as drilling, cutting, or fastening.

Examples of usage include phrases like holes drilled into the beams: Reiät tehtiin palkkeihin, or fittings attached to multiple beams: Seinätappien kiinnitys tehtiin palkkeihin. Such constructions are common in building plans, construction manuals, and structural descriptions where multiple members are implicated.

Related forms include palkki in the singular nominative, and other case forms of palkki for different grammatical roles. The plural illative form palkkeihin specifically highlights direction toward or into several beams, aligning with Finnish case systems that express location and movement through inflection.