Risteykseen

Risteykseen is the illative form of the Finnish noun risteys, meaning intersection or crossroads. In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses motion toward a destination, and it is used with verbs of movement. Therefore risteykseen translates to “to the intersection” or “to an intersection,” depending on context.

Usage and meaning: The illative risteykseen is used with verbs such as mennä (to go) or ajaa (to drive) to indicate direction. It answers the question mihin? (to where). For example, Ajan risteykseen means “I am driving to the intersection,” and Mennään risteykseen ja käänny oikealle means “Let’s go to the intersection and turn right.”

Formation and notes: The illative form risteykseen is derived from the stem risteys with the illative suffix -kseen. The construction is common for nouns ending in -ys, where the form shows a phonetic adjustment to indicate movement toward the indicated location. The word is widely used in road directions, maps, and travel instructions.

Related forms: The base noun risteys has other cases such as nominative risteys (the intersection), genitive risteyksen, and partitive risteystä. The illative risteykseen is specifically about movement toward the place named by the noun.

See also: risteys, Finnish illative case, Finnish grammar, road signage.