kirurgille

Kirurgille is the allative form of the Finnish noun kirurgi, meaning the surgeon. In Finnish, the allative case marks direction toward or recipient of an action, and forms with the suffix -lle. Kirurgille is therefore used to indicate that something is directed to, sent to, or addressed to a surgeon.

Use and meaning

Kirurgille is commonly found in sentences involving communication, transfer, or designation of responsibility toward the surgeon. It answers questions like “to whom?” or “for whom is this intended?” Typical contexts include giving instructions, sending information, or contacting the surgeon directly. It is not used to describe location; that would use the inessive form, kirurgilla, meaning “at the surgeon’s (place).”

Examples

- Soitan kirurgille. (I am calling the surgeon.)

- Lähetän tämän potilastiedon kirurgille. (I am sending this patient information to the surgeon.)

- Kirurgille annettiin ohjeet potilaan hoidosta. (Instructions for the patient’s care were given to the surgeon.)

Etymology and related forms

Kirurgille is formed from kirugi by adding the allative suffix -lle. The word kirurgi itself comes from a Western European medical term, ultimately tracing to the Latin chirurgus via Swedish kirurger. Related forms include kirurgin (genitive: the surgeon’s), kirurgissa/kirurgissa (inessive: at the surgeon), and kirurgilta (ablative: from the surgeon).

Overview

As a grammatical form, kirurgille illustrates Finnish case usage for indicating recipients or destinations in medical and professional contexts. It highlights how Finnish distinguishes subtle roles of objects and people in sentences without prepositions.