Veistokseen

Veistokseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun veistos, meaning sculpture. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement toward or into a place. Veistokseen is used when describing actions that involve approaching, entering, or directing attention toward a sculpture, for example in art criticism, exhibition labels, or descriptive passages about artworks.

Formation and usage notes: Veistos combines with the illative suffix to form veistokseen, indicating movement toward the sculpture or into its space. It is distinct from veistoksessa, which would mean being inside or within the sculpture without emphasizing the act of moving toward it. The illative form is common in contexts where a viewer or participant engages with the sculpture in a directional sense.

Examples:

- Kävijä suuntaa katseensa veistokseen. Translation: The visitor directs their gaze toward the sculpture.

- Hän astui veistokseen ja tutki teoksen sisätilat. Translation: He stepped into the sculpture and explored the interior of the work.

Related forms include veistoksen (genitive singular), veistokset (nominative plural), and other illative forms used with different stems. Veistokseen serves as a concise example of how Finnish uses case endings to convey spatial relationships in relation to works of sculpture.

See also: veistos (sculpture), Finnish grammar, illative case.