Portaaleille

Portaaleille is a Finnish inflected form of the noun portaali, meaning a portal or doorway. It functions as the allative plural form, conveying movement toward multiple portals. In usage, portaaleille indicates a destination or direction aimed at the portals rather than into or inside them.

Grammatical function and formation: In Finnish, the allative case with the suffix -lle marks toward or to a place. Portaaleille thus expresses going toward or heading to the portals. It is typically used with verbs of motion or with phrases describing a target location, such as "Me menemme portaaleille" (We are going to the portals) or "He suuntaa portaaleille etsimään sisäänkäyntiä" (They are heading to the portals to find an entrance).

Etymology and scope: The form originates from the base portaali (portal) and the allative suffix -lle applied to the plural stem, yielding portaaleille. This form is one of several inflected variants of portaali that Finnish uses to indicate different grammatical relations and directions.

See also: portaali (singular), Finnish noun plurals and cases, and the allative case in Finnish grammar. For broader context, references on Finnish morphology explain how directional cases like the allative interact with verbs of motion and with compound place names.