Välineeseen

Välineeseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun väline, which means instrument or tool. In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses direction into or toward a location or object and is used to indicate where an action is directed or where movement ends. Välineeseen specifically marks movement into or toward an instrument or tool.

Morphology and formation: The base form väline combines with the illative suffix -eseen to yield välineeseen. This pattern is common for many Finnish nouns ending in -e, where the illative is formed with -eseen (for example, ves i becomes veteen in illative, while väline becomes välineeseen). Other cases for väline include genitive välineen, partitive välinettä, inessive välineessä, and elative välineestä, illustrating the typical case system Finnish nouns follow.

Usage: Välineeseen appears in contexts where the instrument or tool is the target or destination of an action or movement. It is a grammatical form used to convey spatial direction rather than possession or identity. The illative is one of the many cases used in Finnish to express location, direction, and related relations, and välineeseen is the standard form when the noun väline is in such illative position.

See also: Finnish grammar, Illative case, Väline.