No. 311 in Finnish
venäjälle
"To Russia" (illative case of "Venäjä").
In a sentence
Haluan matkustaa Venäjälle ensi kesänä.
I want to travel to Russia next summer.
In this sentence, 'Venäjälle' is in the illative case, indicating motion towards a location, specifically to Russia.
Lähden Venäjälle opiskelemaan venäjän kieltä.
I am going to Russia to study the Russian language.
Here, 'Venäjälle' denotes the destination of an action, motion towards Russia.
Ystäväni muutti Venäjälle työnsä takia.
My friend moved to Russia because of their job.
In this usage, 'Venäjälle' again indicates a movement to a place, Russia, emphasizing the direction of the move.
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