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perusteeseen

Perusteeseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun peruste, meaning "basis" or "foundation." The illative case expresses movement toward or into a destination and is used with verbs and contexts that denote entering a place, a state, or a figurative domain. In the sense of entering a basis or foundation, perusteeseen can appear in theoretical or technical language.

Form and related forms: peruste is the nominative singular. Its genitive singular is perusteen. Other common

Usage: The illative perusteeseen is relatively specialized and primarily occurs in formal, academic, or technical writing.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, peruste.

cases
include
inessive
perusteessa
(in
the
basis),
elative
perusteesta
(from
the
basis),
allative
perusteelle
(to
the
basis),
essive
perusteena
(as
a
basis),
translative
perusteeksi
(into
a
basis),
and
partitive
perustetta
(a
basis,
some
basis).
The
illative
plural
is
perusteisiin
(into
bases).
It
is
less
common
in
everyday
speech,
where
related
ideas
are
often
expressed
with
other
constructions
such
as
perusteen
mukaan
(according
to
the
basis)
or
using
other
cases
to
denote
location
or
state.
The
illative
form
is
most
natural
when
describing
movement
into
a
conceptual
or
physical
basis
as
part
of
a
larger
description
of
change,
transition,
or
progression.