simpukoihin

Simpukoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun simpukka, meaning shell or mollusk. It denotes direction toward or into the shells or into multiple mollusks and is used when referring to moving toward shells or distributing items into them.

Grammar and formation: The form is created by adding the illative plural suffix -iin to the stem simpuk-, resulting in simpukoihin. In Finnish, the illative case expresses movement toward or into a location, and the plural ending indicates that the reference concerns more than one shell or mollusk.

Usage: Simpukoihin appears in contexts related to physical movement toward shells or into the mollusks, such as culinary descriptions or field observations in biology. It can be paired with verbs of placing, filling, or inserting.

Example: Täytteet laitettiin simpukoihin ennen paistamista. (The fillings were placed into the shells before baking.)

Note: As with many Finnish case forms, the exact meaning of simpukoihin is determined by the surrounding verbs and nouns, but it broadly covers “into the shells” or “into the mollusks” in plural reference.