kuulijaan
Kuulijaan is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun kuulija, meaning listener or audience. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement into or toward something and is one of several locative cases used with nouns. When applied to animate beings such as people, the illative form is less common in everyday speech, and forms like kuulijalle (to the listener) or other constructions are often preferred for indicating direction toward a person. Consequently, kuulijaan tends to appear mainly in linguistic descriptions, grammar examples, or archaic and poetic contexts rather than in ordinary conversation.
The word kuulija itself is formed from the verb kuulla, “to hear,” with the agent noun suffix
Usage notes focus on its role in grammar rather than practical communication. Kuulijaan serves as a textbook
See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, kuulija, case system.