sairaaloihin

Sairaaloihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun sairaala, which means hospital. It is used to express movement toward or into multiple hospitals, for example when indicating destinations for people or things going to hospitals.

Formation and meaning: In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward a place. For the plural, the noun sairaala becomes sairaaloihin. This reflects standard Finnish vowel harmony and plural illative formation, where the stem sairaalo- attaches the suffix -ihin to indicate “to hospitals.” The word single-endedly conveys the notion of entering or heading into more than one hospital.

Usage notes: Sairaaloihin is typically used with verbs of motion or transfer. Examples include sentences such as “Lähetimme potilaat sairaaloihin” (We sent patients to hospitals) or “He menivät sairaaloihin hakemaan hoitoa” (They went to hospitals to seek treatment). The illative plural form is contrasted with related cases and numbers, such as sairaala (singular nominative), sairaalassa (in the hospital), or sairaaloissa (in hospitals).

Related forms: The base word is sairaala (hospital). Other common forms include sairaalassa (in a hospital), sairaalasta (from a hospital), and sairaaloihin (to hospitals). Understanding sairaaloihin alongside these forms helps indicate location, movement, and quantity in Finnish sentence structure.

See also: Finnish case system, illative case, Finnish vocabulary related to healthcare and institutions.