juomaveteen

Juomaveteen is the illative form of juomavesi, a Finnish noun meaning drinking water. It expresses movement toward or into water intended for human consumption, or more broadly a relation to the drinking-water system. The term is common in contexts dealing with water quality, safety, and public health.

Formation and grammar: Juomavesi is a compound noun formed from juoma (drink) and vesi (water). In Finnish, illative case marks movement into or toward something, and for liquids the illative often ends with -een. Therefore juomavesi becomes juomaveteen. This form is used with verbs and constructions that require illative case and contrasts with other cases such as juomavesi (nominative) and juomaveden (genitive).

Usage: Juomaveteen appears frequently in technical, regulatory, and academic Finnish related to potable water. It helps specify the target of actions or concerns as the water intended for drinking. Example sentences include: “Kunnat varmistavat, ettei juomaveteen pääse epäpuhtauksia,” meaning that drinking water must be protected from contamination; and “Tutkimuksessa arvioidaan juomaveteen liittyviä laatuvaatimuksia,” referring to quality requirements connected to drinking water.

Context and scope: The term is primarily used in Finnish-language texts on water supply, environmental health, and related scientific writing. It functions as a precise grammatical tool to indicate direction toward or involvement with potable water, rather than as a general everyday noun phrase.