maljakkoon

Maljakkoon is a Finnish grammatical form, the illative case of the noun maljakko, meaning a vase. It expresses movement toward or into the vase, or the destination of an action involving the vase.

In Finnish, the illative case marks direction into a location. The illative singular form of maljakko is maljakkoon. It is used with verbs of placement or entry to indicate that something is being put into the vase. It contrasts with maljakossa, the inessive form meaning in the vase, and with other cases that describe location or movement without entering.

Examples of usage include sentences like: Laitoin kukat maljakkoon. (I put the flowers into the vase.) Hän toi kukat maljakkoon ennen vieraiden tuloa. (He/She brought the flowers into the vase before the guests arrived.) The form is common in everyday speech and writing when describing actions that involve placing objects inside a vase.

Related linguistic notes: maljakkoon is part of the broader system of Finnish location cases, in particular the illative, which covers directions toward interiors. Understanding maljakkoon helps distinguish actions aimed at reaching or placing objects inside a container from those describing where something already is (e.g., maljakossa, in the vase).