rangaistukselle
Rangaistukselle is the allative form of the Finnish noun rangaistus, meaning punishment. In Finnish, the allative case, marked by the suffix -lle, indicates direction toward, attachment to, or the target of an action. Therefore rangaistukselle literally means “to the punishment” or “for the punishment,” depending on the context. It is a grammatical form rather than a separate concept and is most common in formal, legislative, or administrative language.
The form is used when the punishment is the object or target of a statement, rule, or
Examples of usage include: “Päätöksessä rangaistukselle asetettiin lisäedellytykset,” meaning that additional conditions were set for the
Etymology-wise, rangaistus derives from Finnish roots for punishment, and the allative -lle is a standard case