Vaatteeseen
Vaatteeseen is the illative case form of the Finnish noun vaate, meaning garment or clothing. It conveys movement toward or into a garment, or a location inside a garment, depending on the context. In Finnish, the illative case marks destination or entry and is formed in different ways depending on the noun’s ending; for vaate, the singular illative becomes vaatteeseen, while the plural illative is vaatteisiin.
Etymology and form: The word combines vaate with the illative suffix -eseen, adjusted by Finnish phonology to
Usage: Vaatteeseen is used in sentences where the action is directed into a garment or into the
Related forms: Other illative compounds include vaatteisiin (plural), and the broader pattern of illative endings in