Syyttöön

Syyttöön is a form in the Finnish language. It is the illative case of the adjective meaning “innocent,” and it can be understood as “to the innocent” or “into innocence.” The form illustrates how Finnish adjectives can take case endings to indicate direction or state.

In modern Finnish, forms like syyttöön appear primarily in older texts, poetry, or linguistic descriptions of word formation. They are not common in everyday prose. When discussing innocence or exoneration in contemporary language, speakers typically use other constructions, such as phrases with syyttömäksi (to declare someone innocent) or voimaan/ vapauttaa syyttömäksi (to release or acquit someone). These alternatives convey similar ideas without relying on the illative form of an adjective.

The usage of syyttöön is thus mainly of historical, stylistic, or educational interest. It serves as an example of Finnish case morphology and the way adjectives can denote direction toward a state. For most readers and writers, familiarity with the base adjective syyttö (innocent) and related forms like syyttömäksi or syyllinen will be more practical than encountering the illative syyttöön in ordinary text.

See also

syyttö

syyttömäksi

syyllinen