kuuntelijaan
Kuuntelijaan is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun kuuntelija, meaning listener. In Finnish grammar, the illative case denotes motion into or toward a destination, and it is one of the several cases used to express spatial and directional relationships.
Morphology and formation: The base is kuuntelija, with the illative suffix -an forming kuuntelijaan. The exact
Usage: The illative form kuuntelijaan is most commonly encountered in formal, literary, or linguistic contexts. In
Related terms: The base noun kuuntelija refers to someone who listens. Related grammatical forms include the
Example: Keskustelu siirtyi kuuntelijaan. (The discussion shifted to the listener.)
See also: Finnish illative case, kuuntelija, Finnish grammar.