Vuoteeseen

Vuoteeseen is a Finnish grammatical form meaning into bed or to bed. It is the illative case of the noun vuode (bed) and is used to express movement toward or into the bed, typically with verbs of motion or change of state.

In Finnish grammar, the illative case indicates direction into something. Vuoteeseen appears in phrases describing going to bed or getting into bed, and it is common in both everyday speech and descriptive writing. The form is attached to the stem vuode, yielding vuoteeseen.

Examples:

- Hän meni vuoteeseen aikaisin. (He went to bed early.)

- Lapsi kömpi vuoteeseen äidin viereen. (The child climbed into bed beside his mother.)

- He painuivat vuoteeseen ja nukahtuivat nopeasti. (They went to bed and fell asleep quickly.)

Etymology and related forms:

Vuoteeseen is derived from vuode (bed) plus the illative suffix -eseen. It is one of several Finnish illative forms used to indicate movement toward a destination. Related terms include other illative forms for different nouns and the broader vocabulary for sleep and bedtime routines in Finnish.