Tukoksiin

Tukoksiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun tukos, which means blockage, obstruction, or congestion. In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses movement toward or into something, and the plural form tukoksiin denotes movement into multiple blockages or into a state characterized by several blockages. The term is primarily found in written Finnish, such as technical descriptions, traffic reports, and descriptive prose, rather than in casual speech.

Formation and form: The stem tukos- combines with the illative plural suffix -iin to produce tukoksiin. The related singular illative is tukokseen, used when referring to a single blockage. The plural form aligns with contexts involving several blockages or multiple congested conditions.

Usage: Tukoksiin can describe physical blockages—such as traffic jams, clogged pipes, or obstructed passages—as well as metaphorical obstacles in processes or systems. In practice, it tends to appear in neutral or technical writing; everyday conversation more often relies on singular forms or other constructions depending on the specific context.

See also: tukos, tukokseen, tukoksessa, illatiivi. This term sits within discussions of Finnish case endings and the ways in which movement toward or into crowded or obstructed states is expressed in the language.