Piilotettuun

Piilotettuun is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective piilotettu, meaning hidden. It is used to express movement toward or into a place that is hidden, or to describe a hidden state when combined with a noun in the illative case. The form derives from the past participle piilotettu (hidden) and is produced by attaching the illative suffix -uun to the stem piilotett-, following Finnish vowel harmony rules.

Morphology and usage notes: In Finnish, the illative case often marks direction toward a destination, such as into or onto something. Piilotettuun therefore appears in phrases where the destination is a hidden place or state, for example piilotettuun arkistoon (into the hidden archive), piilotettuun tilaan (into the hidden space), or piilotettuun kaappiin (into the hidden cabinet). The construction is common in descriptive or narrative text when the writer intends to emphasize concealment or secrecy, or when narrating movement toward a place characterized as hidden.

Examples:

- Hän meni piilotettuun tilaan.

- Dokumentit on talletettu piilotettuun arkistoon.

- Hän säilytti avaimet piilotettuun kaappiin.

See also:

- Finnish grammar

- Illative case

- Piilotettu (hidden) and piilottaa (to hide)