Ruokakauppoihin

Ruokakauppoihin is a Finnish illative plural form meaning “to grocery stores” or “into grocery stores.” It is derived from ruokakaupat (food stores) with the illative plural suffix -iin, indicating direction toward multiple stores.

In usage, ruokakauppoihin answers questions of destination for movement. It is commonly used with verbs of motion such as mennä or astua. For example: Mennään ruokakauppoihin ostamaan leipää. He suunnistivat ruokakauppoihin hakemaan päivittäistavaroita. The form emphasizes the destination rather than the act of being inside a store.

Linguistic notes: Finnish nouns change form to express case and number. The base plural ruokakaupat becomes ruokakauppoihin in the illative. This form contrasts with ruokakauppoihin’s counterpart ruokakaupoissa, which is the inessive plural meaning “in grocery stores.” The singular illative is ruokakauppaan, used for a single store.

Related terms include ruokakauppa (singular), ruokakaupat (plural), and other illatives such as ruokakauppaan (singular) and ruokakauppoihin (plural). The choice among these forms depends on number and the grammatical role in the sentence.