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keltaiseen

Keltaiseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective keltainen, meaning yellow. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in both number and case, so keltaiseen appears when the noun is in the illative case (indicating movement toward or into something, or a destination).

Usage and examples:

- The illative form keltaiseen is used with a noun in illative to describe going to or into

- Adjectives decline along with their noun, so other illative phrases can pair them, such as keltaiseen

Notes:

- Keltaiseen is one of many inflected forms of the color adjective keltainen; the basic form is

- The illative form is specifically used to express movement toward or into a location or state

See also:

- keltainen (the basic color adjective)

- Finnish grammar (adjectives and case agreement)

- Color terms in Finnish

Keltaiseen, as a grammatical form, does not denote a separate concept beyond its role as the illative

something
yellow.
For
example:
Menen
keltaiseen
taloon.
This
translates
to
“I
am
going
into
the
yellow
house.”
autoon
(into
the
yellow
car)
or
keltaiseen
valoon
(into
yellow
light).
keltainen,
with
other
cases
producing
forms
like
keltaisen
(genitive),
keltaista
(partitive),
and
so
on.
when
the
associated
noun
is
in
illative.
If
the
sentence
describes
a
static
location,
other
cases
would
be
used
(for
example,
keltaisessa
talossa
=
in
the
yellow
house).
form
of
the
color
adjective
yellow
in
Finnish.