salaattiin

Salaattiin is the illative case form of salaatti, the Finnish word for salad. It means “into the salad” or “to the salad” and is used to indicate direction or movement into a container or dish, particularly in cooking and serving contexts.

In Finnish, the illative case expresses movement toward or into something. For the noun salaatti, the illative singular form is salaattiin. This form is created by adding the illative suffix -in to the noun stem, with standard consonant and vowel harmony rules applying. It is commonly used with verbs of adding, pouring, mixing, or placing into a dish, as in cooking instructions or recipes.

Examples of usage include: “Lisää kastike salaattiin.” (Add the dressing to the salad.) “Kaada öljy salaattiin.” (Pour the oil into the salad.) “Sekoita vihannekset salaattiin.” (Mix the vegetables into the salad.) “Lisää tomaatit salaattiin.” (Add tomatoes to the salad.)

Etymology and related forms: salaatti is a loanword in Finnish, tracing back to Swedish sallad, which in turn comes from French salade. The illative form salaattiin is part of a broader set of Finnish case endings used to indicate direction or location. In everyday language, salaattiin is most common in culinary contexts and similar to phrases like into the pot, into the bowl, or into the dish in other languages.