kokouksiin

Kokouksiin is a Finnish illative plural form of the noun kokous, meaning “meeting” or “assembly.” The illative case in Finnish expresses motion toward or into something, and kokouksiin is used when referring to going to or participating in multiple meetings.

The form is constructed from the stem kokous- with the illative plural ending -iin, yielding kokouksiin. For comparison, the singular illative is kokoukseen (“to a meeting”), and related forms include kokouksissa (“in meetings”) in the inessive plural and kokousten/kokousten genitive forms. Kokouksiin is typically used with verbs of movement or with verbs that describe participation in events.

Common usages include phrases such as mennä kokouksiin (“to go to meetings”) and osallistua kokouksiin (“to participate in meetings”). It is also seen in expressions like valmistautua kokouksiin (“to prepare for meetings”). Examples:

- Me menemme kokouksiin kello 9.00.

- Olen osallistunut useisiin kokouksiin tänä vuonna.

- Kokouksiin valmistautuminen on tärkeää.

Notes:

- Use kokouksiin when referring to multiple meetings; use kokoukseen for a single meeting.

- Kokouksiin is widely used in business, public administration, and organizational contexts, reflecting Finland’s analytic case system and the frequent occurrence of meetings in professional settings.