rangaistuksiin

Rangaistuksiin is a Finnish noun form derived from rangaistus, meaning punishment. It is the illative plural form, used to express movement toward or exposure to punishments, often in contexts where someone ends up facing penalties or is subjected to punishment. The form is commonly seen with verbs that describe reception of punishment, such as joutua.

In practice, rangaistuksiin is most frequent in legal, administrative, or narrative contexts. Examples include phrases like joutua rangaistuksiin (to end up facing punishments) or huomata joutuneensa rangaistuksiin (to realize one has been subjected to punishments). The illative plural signals that the subject is experiencing multiple punishments or consequences rather than a single instance.

Rangaistus has other inflected forms for related meanings. The singular illative is rangaistukseen (into a punishment). The locative plural rangaistuksissa can be used to indicate being “in punishments” or in a state involving punishment. Distinctions among these forms are governed by case and number, not by the root verb alone, and choosing the correct form depends on the verb and the intended sense of destination or involvement with punishment.

Translations into English are context-dependent, often rendered as “to punishments,” “into punishment(s),” or more naturally, phrases like “to face punishment” or “to be subjected to punishment.” Rangaistuksiin thus functions as a grammatical tool for describing exposure to penalties within Finnish sentence structure.