rullaavaan
Rullaavaan is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective rullaava, meaning rolling. It is used when describing a transition into a state or process characterized by rolling. In Finnish, the illative case expresses movement toward or into something, and rullaavaan is used before a noun in illative to indicate that destination or state.
The form rullaavaan is built from the adjective rullaava and the illative suffix, illustrating how adjectives
Usage of rullaavaan is largely found in technical, scientific, or descriptive prose, rather than everyday speech.
- Kone siirtyi rullaavaan prosessiin. (The machine moved into a rolling process.)
- Järjestelmä siirtyi rullaavaan tilaan. (The system entered a rolling state.)
- Illative singular suffix: -an
- Combined form signals movement into a rolling state or process.
See also: rullaava, rullata, rullaus, Finnish grammar, illative case.