liittoumaan

liittoumaan is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun liittouma, which means an alliance or coalition formed between states, groups, or organizations to pursue shared goals. The illative case expresses movement toward or entry into a state or place, so liittoumaan is used when describing entering or moving into an alliance.

In Finnish grammar, liittouma refers to a formal agreement or arrangement to cooperate, most often in political or military contexts, though alliances can also be economic or diplomatic. The illative form liittoumaan is typically found in sentences that describe joining, entering, or committing to an alliance, or the intention to do so. For example, phrases around the concept might include constructions such as astua liittoumaan (to enter into an alliance) or päättää liittyä liittoumaan (to decide to join an alliance), depending on the surrounding verbs and stylistic choices.

The term is primarily encountered in formal, historical, or analytic writing about international relations and political history. It is distinct from other related terms in Finnish: liittouma denotes the alliance itself, whereas liittoutua or liittoutua muodostaa refers to the action of allying oneself or forming an alliance. The illative liittoumaan therefore serves as a grammatical vehicle to convey direction toward that cooperative state within clear sentence structures.

See also: liittouma, liittoutua, liittoutuminen, and related political-diplomatic terms.