Puheluihin

Puheluihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun puhelu, meaning a phone call. The base puhelu comes from the verb puhua, “to speak,” and in Finnish the noun can take a plural illative ending to indicate direction toward multiple calls. Thus puheluihin translates roughly as “to the calls” or “into the calls,” and is used when referring to the target of an action in a plural, illative sense.

In practice, puheluihin is used with verbs that govern the illative case, such as vastata puheluihin (to answer the calls) or mennä puheluihin (to go to the calls) in figurative or organizational contexts. It denotes multiple calls rather than the device itself. The form is a standard part of Finnish grammar and appears in business, customer service, and everyday language when discussing handling or directing attention toward many calls.

Examples:

- Asiakaspalvelija vastaa puheluihin. (The customer service representative answers the calls.)

- Yritys haluaa parantaa asiointia puheluihin liittyvien tehtävien kautta. (The company aims to improve handling related to the calls.)

Etymology and related forms:

Puhelu (“phone call”) is related to puhua (“to speak”). Related words include puhelut (calls, plural) and puhelin (phone). Puheluihin is specifically the plural illative form used to express movement toward or action directed at multiple calls.