Rakennamiselle

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Rakennamiselle is the allative form of the Finnish noun rakennaminen, which means construction or the act of building. In Finnish grammar, the allative case is formed with the suffix -lle and is used to indicate direction toward something, a recipient, or a purpose. When applied to rakennaminen, rakennamiselle marks the target or purpose of an action related to construction, such as resources, support, or attention directed at the construction process.

Uses and nuances: The form is most common in formal or technical language where construction is treated as a concept or activity rather than a concrete object. It signals that the sentence concerns something aimed at or designated for construction. The same allative idea can be expressed with other nouns in similar constructions, for example rakenteille or rakennukselle, depending on whether the focus is on the process, the building, or the site.

Examples:

- Budjetista on varattu varoja rakennamiselle. (Budget funds are allocated for construction.)

- Keskustelussa korostetaan rakennamiselle annettavaa tukea. (The discussion emphasizes support to be given for construction.)

Relation to other forms: Rakennamiselle contrasts with rakennetulle or rakennukselle, which would refer to the tangible building or the building site, respectively. The allative form is a grammatical tool to express purpose, direction, or beneficiary with the abstract noun rakennaminen rather than the physical object.

Etymology and grammar: The word combines rakennaminen (the act of building) with the allative suffix -lle. It illustrates Finnish morphology where abstract processes can take allative markings to indicate their relation to actions, resources, or policies.

See also: allative case, Finnish grammar, rakennus, rakentaminen.