Formaateille

Formaateille is a Finnish grammatical form representing the allative plural of the noun formaatti, meaning format. In Finnish, the allative case suffix -lle is used to indicate direction toward something, or, in technical language, the target or applicability of an action. Therefore formaateille translates roughly as "to the formats" or "for the formats" and is used when referring to multiple formats.

In practice, formaateille appears in technical writing, software documentation, and data standards to name the set of formats that a system or process supports or targets. Example usage: "Tuki on saatavilla useille formaateille" (Support is available for several formats). In Finnish UI and guidelines, it helps specify compatibility, conversion rules, or delivery paths for different formats.

Morphologically, formaateille is formed from the stem formaatti (format) with the allative suffix -lle applied to the plural form. This kind of construction is common for enumerating targets or recipients in technical contexts.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, formaatti, tiedostomuodot (file formats).