Temppuihin

Temppuihin is the illative plural form of temppu, a Finnish noun meaning “trick” or “gimmick.” In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward or involvement in something, so temppuihin is used to express “into tricks” or “into pranks” in plural. The corresponding singular illative is temppuun, while temppu is the base noun in the nominative form and temput is the plural nominative.

Morphology and related forms

- Nominative singular: temppu

- Nominative plural: temput

- Illative singular: temppuun

- Illative plural: temppuihin

The illative plural temppuihin is formed from the stem temppu- with the illative plural ending -iin, reflecting standard Finnish case patterns for consonant-stem nouns.

Usage

Temppuihin is used with verbs and expressions that require the illative case, typically to indicate entering into or taking part in multiple tricks. Common collocations include phrases like ryhtyä temppuihin (“to take up tricks”) or temppuihin liittyvät kepposet (“pranks related to tricks”). In ordinary speech, temppuihin appears most often in humorous or informal contexts, where tricks, pranks, or clever gimmicks are being discussed.

Notes

Temppuihin is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It belongs to the same word family as temppu and temput, and it shares their semantic field of tricks or ruses. For broader study, see also temppu (the base noun) and the Finnish illative case system.

See also: temppu, temput, illative case, Finnish grammar.