Porteihin

Porteihin is the Finnish illative plural form of the noun portti, meaning gate or doorway. It denotes movement toward entering through gates or doors and is used when the destination involves multiple gates or when speaking of entering a space via gates in general.

Formation: In Finnish, the illative case marks direction into something. The singular illative of portti is porttiin, while the plural illative is porteihin. The form porteihin is formed from the stem portti plus the plural illative suffix -eihin, following Finnish vowel harmony and morphophonological patterns.

Usage: Porteihin appears in contexts describing entering areas enclosed by gates or having multiple entry points, such as a fort, campus, or city gates. It is common in narrative and descriptive writing. It is not used when the destination is a single door; for a singular entry, porttiin would be used instead.

Examples:

- Me menimme porteihin ja astuimme halliin. (We went into the gates and into the hall.)

- Portit olivat avoinna, ja ihmiset kulkivat porteihin. (The gates were open, and people moved into the gates.)

Notes: Porteihin is specifically plural; the corresponding singular form is porttiin. Its use depends on whether the context refers to entering through multiple gates or a general notion of entering an area bounded by gates. See also: illative case, portti.