lokerikkoon

Lokerikkoon is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun lokerikko, meaning a small locker or locker compartment. In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward something, and lokerikkoon translates roughly as “into the locker” or “into the locker compartment.” The base lokerikko comes from lokeri, meaning locker, with the suffix -ikko that creates a diminutive or specific type of locker.

Usage and examples

Lokerikkoon is used with verbs of movement or placement to indicate putting something into a locker. For example: Aseta kirjat lokerikkoon. (Place the books into the locker.) Vie avaimet lokerikkoon. (Take the keys into the locker.) The illative contrasts with the inessive lokerikossa (in the locker) and the elative lokerikosta (out of the locker).

Notes

The form is formed by attaching the illative ending -oon to the stem lokerikko. It is primarily a grammatical form used in standard Finnish; in everyday speech, speakers may still convey the intended direction with other constructions, but lokerikkoon is the correct illative form for this noun.

See also

Finnish grammar, Illative case, Lokerikko, Lokerikkomääritykset (general references to types of lockers)