koostuville

Koostuville is an obscure term that appears in a small number of Finnish-language linguistic discussions. It is used to refer to a hypothetical inflected form of the verb koostua, which means “to consist of.” In those discussions, the form is described as arising from attaching a directional suffix -lle to the verb stem, yielding a construction that some researchers interpret as marking the destination or target of a compositional relation. Because it is not part of standard Finnish grammar, it has no widespread acceptance or dictionary entry, and its interpretation can vary between sources.

Origins and linguistic context: The concept is discussed mainly in theoretical accounts of how Finnish can encode predicate structure and directionality through suffixal derivation. It is sometimes presented as an illustration of the language’s productive morphology rather than as a widely used word.

Status and usage: In contemporary Finnish, forms like koostuville are not used in everyday speech, and most speakers would rephrase with other constructions to express the intended sense. When mentioned in academic texts, it is typically as a methodological example or as a note on nonstandard or historical forms.

See also: Koostua; Finnish grammar; Illative and allative case in Finnish; Morphology of Finnish verbs.