substantiiveille

Substantiiveille is the Finnish allative plural form of the noun substantiivi, which means “noun.” In glossing terms, it translates roughly to “to the nouns” and is used to mark a direction, target, or recipient in relation to nouns within a sentence. The form illustrates how Finnish expresses spatial or figurative relations through case endings.

Morphology and formation

In Finnish, the allative case marks direction toward something and is typically expressed with the suffix -lle. For plural references, the allative formation attaches to the plural stem, producing forms such as substantiiveille. This demonstrates how the language combines number marking with case endings to express both plurality and destination or direction.

Usage

Substantiiveille appears primarily in formal, educational, or linguistic contexts rather than in everyday casual speech. It is encountered in grammar descriptions, dictionaries, and language-learning materials that discuss how nouns are treated within different grammatical systems. In such contexts, substantiiveille helps illustrate the interaction of number and case.

Examples and context

While common conversation rarely requires the exact form, substantiiveille serves as a concrete illustration of allative plural construction. It is useful when explaining how Finnish conveys relational meaning to a class of words (nouns) rather than to a specific noun.

See also

Finnish language; Substantiivi (noun); Allative case.