näyttöön

Näyttöön is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun näyttö, meaning display or screen. In Finnish grammar, illative marks direction toward something, often translated as “into” or “onto the.” Thus näytöön expresses movement into or toward a display or the act of putting content into a display context. The form is commonly found in technical or instructional language, as well as in discussions about exhibitions or demonstrations where content is shown on a screen or display.

Näyttö as a word has multiple related senses. The most common sense in modern everyday language is the display or screen of electronic devices, such as computers, televisions, or projectors. In this sense, näytön illative näytöön can appear in phrases describing actions directed at a display, such as transferring, projecting, or presenting information to be shown there. A second sense of the noun is a demonstration or exhibition, where something is shown to an audience. Although this sense exists, it is typically used in its own grammatical constructions and is less common in the illative form.

Grammatically, näytöön follows standard Finnish illative formation rules, adding the suffix -öön to the noun stem näyt- with the appropriate vowel harmony. It is related to other case forms of näytö (e.g., näyttö, näytön, näyttöä) and to the broader category of illatiivi cases used with movement toward a place or surface. In reference works, näytöön is primarily treated as the illative form of näytö, and its meaning is determined by context—digital displays, exhibitions, or demonstrations.

See also: näytö, näyttö (display), illatiivi (Finnish illative case).