Yliopistolle

Yliopistolle is the allative form of the Finnish noun yliopisto, meaning “to the university.” In Finnish grammar, the allative marks direction or destination and is used to indicate where an action is aimed or where something is directed toward a university. It is commonly found in formal or institutional contexts, such as official communications, grant notices, and travel descriptions.

Morphology and usage: The allative singular is formed by adding the suffix -lle to the noun, yielding yliopistolle. The plural form is yliopistoille, used when referring to multiple universities. The opposite or related cases include yliopistolla (“at the university”) in the adessive and yliopistoon (“into the university”) in the illative, which are used to express different spatial or directional nuances. Yliopistolle therefore often appears with verbs of motion or actions directed toward an institution, as well as with expressions that designate a recipient or target of support or communication.

Examples: Menen yliopistolle hakemaan lisätietoja. Tämä apuraha on osoitettu yliopistoille. The phrase highlights a movement toward the university, a designation of the university as the recipient of funds, or the target of an action. In everyday speech, people might use more common illative forms when emphasizing entering a campus or building, but yliopistolle remains standard for directed-to-institution contexts.

See also: yliopisto, case forms in Finnish, illative, adessive, allative.