kannoihin

Kannoihin is a Finnish lexical form that appears in the illative case, indicating movement into something. The base noun is "kannat," which in modern Finnish generally means "preferences," "tendencies," or "leanings." The specific form "kannoihin" is the plural illative of "kannat," so it translates literally as "into preferences" or "toward leanings." It is used when expressing a shift or direction toward a set of preferences or inclinations, often in literary or formal contexts.

The word is part of the Finnish case system, which has 15 cases. The illative case shows motion into a target, and for plural nouns it ends in -hin. For example: "Hän suuntaa kannoihin," meaning "He/she is heading toward the preferences." This usage is sometimes found in discussions of bias or standpoint, illustrating how a viewpoint is being adopted.

Although "kannat" is common in contemporary Finnish, the inflected form "kannoihin" is rarer and tends to appear in more literary or analytical texts. The form follows standard Finnish grammar patterns: the root is stripped of its final vowel before adding the case ending. As such, "kannat" becomes "kannoihin" in the plural illative.

The term may also be encountered in political or sociological literature, where analysts discuss how policies or arguments “move into” prevailing attitudes. In everyday speech, speakers usually do not use this form. It remains a useful example of the richness of Finnish inflection and how case endings convey nuanced meanings of motion and transition.