Epäasianmukaisille

Epäasianmukaisille is a Finnish grammatical form. It is not a standalone lexical item but the allative plural form of the adjective epäasianmukainen, meaning "inappropriate" or "not proper." It is used to modify a plural noun in the allative case, conveying "to the inappropriate ones" or "for inappropriate [things]."

Formation and usage: The base adjective epäasianmukainen combines the negation prefix epä- with asianmukainen (proper). In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case; when the noun is plural and in the allative case, the adjective takes the ending -ille, yielding epäasianmukaisille. It commonly appears with nouns in the allative such as puheenvuorille (speeches), kommenteille (comments), or toimille (actions).

Semantic usage and nuance: The form is used in written and formal contexts, including moderation policies and guidelines. It functions as a modifier describing the item or behavior that is the target of regulation or discussion, rather than the actor. Example uses include "epäasianmukaisille puheenvuorille asetetaan rajoituksia" and "epäasianmukaisille kommenteille vastaamisen kielto."

Etymology and related terms: It derives from epä- + asianmukainen. Related forms include the base adjective epäasianmukainen and the related adjective asianmukainen (proper) as well as epäasiallinen (not appropriate).