laituriin

Laituriin is the illative singular form of laituri, a Finnish noun meaning pier or dock. The illative case expresses motion toward or into a destination, so laituriin is used to indicate movement toward or into the pier area, depending on the context. It is one of several case forms that Finnish nouns can take to convey spatial relations and direction.

Grammatical notes: Laituriin follows the general Finnish pattern for illative forms, appearing after stems ending in a vowel. The suffix -in attaches to laituri to form laituriin. Like other illative forms, it is primarily used with verbs of motion or direction, such as asking someone to go toward a pier or describing entering a space associated with the pier. In everyday speech, the destination sense is often expressed with other case forms (for example, laituriille for “to the pier” when referring to a surface or destination), but laituriin remains correct in constructions that emphasize movement into the pier area or its interior.

Usage notes: Laituriin tends to occur in more formal or descriptive language, especially in narratives or instructional contexts. It is closely related to other case forms of laituri (laiturissa, laiturilta, laiturille, etc.), which express different spatial relations such as in, from, toward, or into related contexts.

See also: laituri, Finnish illative case, Finnish noun inflection.