nimettävään

Nimetävään is a Finnish grammatical case, specifically one of the locative cases. It is used to indicate motion towards a place or destination. It is formed by adding the ending -hVn to the word stem, where V represents a vowel that harmonizes with the preceding vowel in the stem. For example, in the word "talo" (house), the nimeävään form is "taloon" (into the house).

The nimeävään case is distinct from other locative cases in Finnish such as the inessive (in), elative (out of), and adessive (on/at). While the inessive describes a location within something, the nimeävään describes movement into that space. Similarly, it differs from the allative case, which also indicates movement towards a surface or recipient, by specifically denoting movement into an enclosed or defined area.

Common uses of the nimeävään case include indicating travel to cities, countries, buildings, and other enclosed or bounded spaces. For instance, one would say "menen Helsinkiin" (I am going to Helsinki) or "lapsi juoksi huoneeseen" (the child ran into the room). It can also be used metaphorically to indicate entering a state or condition, such as "hän joutui vaikeuksiin" (he got into trouble). The nimeävään case plays a crucial role in conveying spatial relationships and directed movement in the Finnish language.