Demokratiseen

Demokratiseen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the illative singular of the adjective demokraattinen, meaning democratic. It is used to express movement toward or into something described as democratic, and it normally accompanies nouns in the illative case.

In practice, demokratiseen appears in phrases such as demokraattiseen yhteiskuntaan (into a democratic society) or demokraattiseen valtioon (into a democratic state). The form signals direction or goal, rather than a static attribute. It is part of the standard inflection of adjectives ending in -inen in Finnish.

Grammatically, demokratiseen is related to the full set of Finnish adjective inflections. The base form is demokraattinen (nominative). Other related forms include demokraattisen (genitive), demokraattista (partitive), demokraattisessa (inessive), and demokraattisella (adessive). The illative form demonstrates how adjectives modify nouns across cases in Finnish, aligning with the noun’s case and number.

Etymology traces demokraattinen to the concept of democracy, from the Greek demos (people) and kratos (power), brought into Finnish via modern usage. The word is widely used in political, social, and academic contexts to describe systems, institutions, or movements that are characterized by or moving toward democratic principles such as universal suffrage, rule of law, and citizen participation.

See also: demokratia, demokraattinen, Finnish grammar, illative case. Note that while demokratiseen is widely understood as the illative form of demokraattinen, standard written Finnish typically uses demokraattiseen in formal contexts.