Vuoroon

Vuoroon is a Finnish illative case form of the noun vuoro, which primarily means a turn, a shift, or a duty in a sequence. The illative case marks direction or movement into something, and the ending -oon is the illative suffix used after vowels. As a result, vuoroon literally conveys “into a turn/into a place in the queue or schedule.”

Usage and meaning

In ordinary Finnish, vuoroon appears in contexts describing entering or taking one’s place in a sequence. Common phrases include mennä vuoroon (to go in to take one’s turn) and päästä vuoroon (to get into one’s turn). While vuoroon is a valid form, it is often complemented or replaced in speech by vuoro, vuorossa, or vuoronsa to express being next or having one’s turn. The expression olla vuorossa denotes that someone is currently next or scheduled to perform or act, whereas vuoronomainen movement is more explicitly about the act of entering that position.

Etymology and related forms

Vuoro is a native Finnish word with senses related to rotation, succession, and duty. Vuoroon is the illative form used to indicate moving into a turn or entering a position in a line or schedule. Related terms include vuoro (the turn itself), vuorossa (in turn or on duty), and phrases such as saada vuoro (to obtain one’s turn).

See also

Finnish noun cases; illative case; vuoro; vuorossa.

Examples

Hän meni vuoroon ja kertoi tarinansa. (He went in to take his turn and told his story.)

Jokaisella on vuoronsa, kun esitys alkaa. (Everyone has their turn when the performance begins.)