taimille

Taimi is a Finnish noun meaning a plant or seedling. Taimille is the plural allative form of taim, and translates as "to the seedlings" or "for the seedlings." The allative suffix -lle marks direction toward a recipient or target of an action, so taimille is used when the recipients are multiple seedlings.

Use of taimille occurs in sentences where the seedlings are the indirect object or beneficiary of an action. It is common with verbs that describe giving, providing, or caring for, such as antaa (to give) or hoitaa (to take care of). Example: Annam taimille vettä. Meaning: I give water to the seedlings. Another example could be Lannoitin taimille lannoitetta meaning I fertilized the seedlings with fertilizer.

The singular form corresponding to taimille is taimelle, used when referring to a single seedling as the recipient or beneficiary. For example: Annam taimelle vettä. Translation: I give water to the seedling.

Etymology and related forms: Taimi is a native Finnish noun for a young plant or shoot. Taimille is formed by adding the allative suffix -lle to the plural stem taimet, yielding the plural allative meaning "to the seedlings." This pattern is part of Finnish noun inflection, where the allative marks recipients or targets in various actions.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, taimi (seedling).