Päätekstille

Päätekstille is the allative form of the Finnish noun pääteksti, meaning the main text. It denotes direction or destination toward the main body of a document and is treated as a grammatical inflection rather than a separate word. The form is created by adding the allative suffix -lle to the base pääteksti.

In usage, päätekstille appears in contexts related to editing, publishing, or document management, where actions or designations are directed at the main text. It can occur in phrases such as comments, corrections, or assignments that are intended for the main text rather than for ancillary sections (such as prefaces, footnotes, or appendices).

Finnish learners encounter päätekstille as an example of case inflection. While the nominative form pääteksti refers to the main text in general, the allative form päätekstille marks that the action or reference is directed toward that main text. In everyday prose, writers may instead use other cases (such as the inessive or illative) depending on the exact relation described by the verb or preposition.

See also:

- pääteksti

- allatiivi (allative case)

- Finnish grammar

- editing and manuscript workflows