taloihin
Taloihin is a Finnish word meaning “into houses” or “to the houses.” It is the illative plural form of talo, which means house. In Finnish, the illative expresses movement toward or into a place; taloihin specifically indicates movement into multiple houses or into a group of buildings. The corresponding singular illative is taloon, meaning “into a house.” The plural illative suffix -ihin attaches to the stem talo to form taloihin, following vowel harmony.
Usage notes: taloihin is used with verbs of motion or direction, such as mennä (to go), tulla
- Mennään taloihin katsomaan vanhoja rakennuksia. (Let’s go into the houses to see the old buildings.)
- Hän meni taloihin sateelta suojaantumaan. (He went into the houses to shelter from the rain.)
Origin and form: taloihin is formed from talo plus the illative plural suffix -ihin. This reflects Finnish’s
See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, Finnish nouns, case system.