Penkkeihin

Penkkeihin is a Finnish grammatical form meaning the illative plural of the noun penkki, which is a bench or seating. It denotes movement toward or into a location consisting of benches, such as a seating area in a park, stadium, or other venue. In Finnish, the illative case expresses direction into a place, and the plural form penkkeihin corresponds to going to multiple benches or to a seating area made up of benches.

Usage of penkkeihin occurs with verbs of motion or placement. For example, you might say, “Mennään penkkeihin istumaan” (Let’s go to the benches to sit) or “Siirryimme penkkeihin katsomaan peliä” (We moved to the benches to watch the game). The form contrasts with penkkiin, which means to go to a single bench, while penkkeihin refers to more than one bench or to a collective seating area.

Formation and related forms: The base noun is penkki (bench). Its plural nominative is penkit. The illative plural suffix -ihin is added to that stem to yield penkkeihin. The related singular illative is penkkiin. The word is standard in both everyday speech and written Finnish and is used whenever a reference to moving toward or into a seating area consisting of benches is needed.