Humanistisille

Humanistisille is a Finnish inflected form used to refer to humanist groups or individuals in the allative case, typically indicating the recipient or target of an action, benefit, or direction. It is not a standalone noun but the allative form applied to a noun phrase that denotes people or fields described as humanist.

In practice, humanistisille appears in sentences where the target or beneficiary is plural and described as humanist. Examples include:

- Koulutusohjelma on suunnattu humanistisille aloille. (The education program is aimed at the humanities.)

- Rahoitus on tarkoitettu humanistisille jäsenille. (The funding is intended for humanist members.)

- Tiedot jaetaan humanistisille yhteisöille. (The information is distributed to humanist communities.)

The word often occurs in academic, cultural, or policy contexts where the focus is on actions directed toward a group identified by humanism or the humanities. Because Finnish grammar requires agreement with the modified noun, the exact meaning of humanistisille depends on what noun it accompanies, such as aloille (fields), jäsenille (members), or yhteisöille (communities).

Related forms include the corresponding allative forms for other adjectives or nouns, and they share the same grammatical function of marking the recipient or target in a sentence. The concept reflects Finnish usage patterns where case endings show relationships between action and beneficiaries or destinations, rather than standalone lexical entries.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, adjectives in Finnish, humanisti (noun) and humanistinen (adjective).