kymmenenelle

Kymmenelle is the allative form of the Finnish cardinal number kymmenen, meaning ten. In Finnish, the allative case marked by the suffix -lle is used to indicate the recipient or destination of an action, such as who receives something or who an action is directed toward. Therefore kymmenelle functions as “to ten” or “to ten people” in phrases where the action is targeted at a group quantified as ten.

Formation and usage are specific to context rather than standalone counting. The form kymmenelle is typically combined with a noun in the allative to express recipients or destinations involving ten units or ten people. It is not used to count objects by itself; for counting, other numeral forms occur, such as kymmentä or kymmenen kappaletta, depending on the grammatical role.

Common contexts include giving, sending, or allocating to a group described as ten individuals. For example, in a sentence like Annoimme lahjan kymmenelle ihmiselle, the gift is given to ten people. Another example is Tilaisuus järjestettiin kymmenelle osallistujalle, meaning the event was organized for ten participants. A third example could be Paketti lähti kymmenelle asiakkaalle, meaning a package went to ten customers.

Notes:

- Kymmenelle is specific to the allative case; it accompanies a noun in the allative (for example ihmiselle, osallistujalle, asiakkaalle) to designate the target.

- Finnish numerals have various inflected forms depending on case and number; kymmenelle is one such form used with recipients or destinations involving ten.