politiikoihin
Politiikoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun politiikko, meaning politician. In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses direction toward or into a location or group. Therefore, politiikoihin literally means “to/into the politicians” and is used when referring to actions or references directed at politicians or involving them as a group.
Usage in sentences typically involves verbs or phrases that govern illative direction or contact with a group
- Politiikoihin is a grammatical form rather than a separate concept or field of study.
- It often appears in news reporting, political analysis, and academic writing where actions, influence, or relations
- Related forms include politiikko (singular), politiikot (nominative plural), and politiikkojen (genitive plural).
- politiikko, politiikkojen, illative and other Finnish case forms
- Finnish grammar resources on illative case and noun pluralization
- From politiikko (politician), a loanword built into Finnish political vocabulary.