Puulaudoille

Puulaudoille is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to the allative form of the noun puulauta (wooden board) in the plural. The form puulaudoille is used to express movement toward or placement onto wooden boards, corresponding to “onto the wooden boards” or “to the wooden boards” in English. In Finnish, the allative case (suffix -lle) marks direction toward a surface or object.

Etymology and morphology: It is created by taking the plural puulaudat and adding the allative suffix -ille, yielding puulaudoille. It is typically used with verbs of placement or motion and is often found in technical, instructional, or descriptive contexts.

Usage: Puulaudoille appears in carpentry, construction, packaging, and similar settings to specify where an action takes place. It can appear in literal sentences or, less commonly, in poetic or metaphorical language to evoke surfaces. Examples: Palkit asetettiin puulaudoille. (The beams were placed onto the wooden boards.) Levitä liima puulaudoille ennen kiinnitystä. (Spread the glue onto the wooden boards before fastening.)

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, puulauta.