Taikinalle

Taikinalle is the allative form of taikina in Finnish, meaning to the dough or for the dough. Taikina refers to dough, typically for bread or pastries, and the suffix -lle marks the allative case, used to indicate direction toward or the recipient of an action.

In cooking and baking, taikinalle is used in instructions to specify where to perform an action or where an ingredient should go. For example, "lisää suolaa taikinalle" means “add salt to the dough,” and "voit taikinalle" would imply applying butter or fat to the dough in a step of preparation. The form is most common in recipe text and kitchen guidance, where precise placement of ingredients matters.

Grammatically, taikinalle contrasts with other cases of taikina. Taikinassa means in the dough, taikinasta means from the dough, taikinalla means with the dough, and taikinoita would indicate plural forms. The allative taikinalle thus emphasizes direction toward the dough rather than involvement with or origin from it.

Outside culinary contexts, taikinalle is rarely used unless discussing dough-related processes or in metaphorical language. It is a standard example of Finnish allative formation and illustrates how location or recipient is encoded in Finnish syntax.

In summary, taikinalle is primarily encountered in Finnish recipes and instructions, functioning as the grammatical form that signals actions directed at the dough.