Valkuaiselle

Valkuaiselle is a Finnish allative form derived from valkuainen, meaning egg white, or more broadly from valkuaisaine, meaning protein. In Finnish, the suffix -lle marks the allative case, which indicates direction toward something, a recipient of an action, or the target of an operation. Therefore valkuaiselle is used when the egg white or the protein is the object or destination of an action.

Etymology and form: The word combines the base valkuainen (egg white) or valkuaisaine (protein) with the allative suffix -lle. As a case form, valkuaiselle is not a separate lexical entry but a grammatical form of these nouns.

Usage: Valkuaiselle appears primarily in contexts where the egg white or protein is the recipient or target. In cooking and food preparation, you may encounter phrases such as lisää suolaa valkuaiselle (add salt to the egg white). In laboratory or biochemical contexts, the form can indicate that an operation is directed at a protein, though many technical texts favor other constructions to express the target or subject of a reaction.

Notes: The meaning of valkuaiselle depends on the surrounding context and the underlying noun (valkuainen or valkuaisaine). It illustrates how Finnish uses case endings to encode relations such as direction, recipient, or target without separate prepositions. As with other allative forms, its use is most common in precise or technical language rather than everyday speech.