lihapulliin

Lihapulliin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun liha-pulla (meatball). In Finnish, the illative case expresses movement toward or insertion into something, and the plural illative is used when referring to multiple objects. Therefore, lihapulliin means into meatballs or to meatballs (plural).

Formation and forms:

The base noun is lihapulla, whose plural is lihapullat. To form the illative plural, the suffix -iin attaches to the plural stem, yielding lihapulliin. The singular illative would be lihapullaan (into the meatball). These forms follow Finnish vowel harmony and standard illative plural patterns.

Usage:

Lihapulliin is commonly used in cooking and recipe language to indicate adding or placing something into the meatballs or into the meatball mixture. It can also appear in broader directions or instructions involving meatballs.

- Example: Lisää mausteet lihapulliin. (Add the spices to the meatballs.)

- Example: Sekoita ainekset lihapulliin ennen paistamista. (Mix the ingredients into the meatball mixture before frying.)

Notes:

As with other illative plural forms, lihapulliin specifies target or destination in relation to multiple meatballs, rather than a single meatball. It is primarily found in practical or instructional Finnish, especially in cooking contexts, menus, or descriptive text about preparing meatballs.