Pistorasiaan

Pistorasiaan is the illative form of the Finnish noun pistorasia, which means an electrical outlet or power socket. In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward or into something, roughly corresponding to “into the socket” in English. Pistorasiaan is used when describing an action where a device, plug, or cord is moved into or placed into a socket.

Formation and forms: The base noun pistorasia combines with the illative singular suffix -an to form pistorasiaan. In plural, the illative takes the form pistorasioihin. This form is used with verbs of motion or placement, such as kytkeä (to connect) or asettaa (to place).

Usage and examples: Pistorasiaan is commonly used with sentences describing plugging in or placing a device into a socket. Examples include: Aseta laite pistorasiaan. (Place the device into the socket.) Kytke johto pistorasiaan. (Connect the cord to the socket.) Laturin johto piti olla pistorasiaan. (The charger’s cord should be in the socket.) The illative emphasizes movement toward or into the outlet, rather than the outlet itself (which would be pistorasia in the nominative or pistorasiaan in other syntactic contexts).

Notes: Pistorasiaan is specific to Finnish grammar and is not a standalone concept outside of grammatical inflection. It should be distinguished from the nominative pistorasia (the outlet) and from other cases that describe location rather than direction. See also pistorasia and the illative case in Finnish grammar.