Ruohoihin

Ruohoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ruoho, meaning turf, grass, or lawn. The phrase translates roughly as into the grasses or into the turf and is used to indicate movement toward or into a grassy area.

In Finnish, nouns decline for case and number. The illative plural is formed with the suffix -iin or -ihin, attached to the stem, here yielding ruohoiin? Wait, the correct form is ruohoihin. Ruohoihin signals movement into several grasses or into a grassy area, as opposed to the singular illative ruohoon (into the lawn) or the partitive ruohoa (some grass).

Usage and context: Ruohoihin is used with verbs that describe movement or entering, especially when referring to a grassy space. It can appear in descriptions of nature, outdoor scenes, or sports and play where participants enter a grassy area. It is also found in literary Finnish to evoke imagery of a field or meadow.

Examples:

- Kissa juoksi ruohoihin. The cat ran into the grasses.

- Lintu piiloutui ruohoihin. The bird hid in the grasses.

Notes: Ruohoihin is a specific grammatical form of ruoho and is part of Finnish case usage. It should be distinguished from ruohoon (into the lawn) and ruohoa (partitive form). The illative plural is one of several illative and locative forms used to express motion into spaces described by nouns in Finnish.

See also: ruoho, Finnish grammar, illative case, Finnish noun cases.