Kadonneisiin

Kadonneisiin is a Finnish grammatical form used to refer to a group described as missing or lost. It is the illative plural form of the past participle adjective kadonnut, meaning “the missing” or “the lost.” In practice, kadonneisiin appears in phrases where a plural noun in illative is followed, such as kadonneisiin ihmisiin (“to the missing people”) or kadonneisiin tavaroihin (“to the missing items”).

Grammar and usage context: In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward something or into something. Kadonneisiin, when combined with a plural noun in illative, specifies movement toward or focus on the group of missing beings or items. The form is routinely used in formal or semi-formal language, including news reports, police statements, and public information materials, to discuss people or objects that are unaccounted for. It cannot stand alone as a complete subject or object without an accompanying noun in illative form.

Examples: Etsintä kohdistui kadonneisiin ihmisiin. (The search focused on the missing people.) Kadonneisiin tavaroihin liittyvät johtolangat viittaavat etsintätoimiin. (Lead lines relating to the missing items point toward the investigation actions.)

Relation to related forms: Kadonneisiin is part of a system that includes kadonneet (the missing, nominative plural) and kadonneeseen, kadonneeseenkin, kadonneita, etc., which cover different cases and numbers. The choice of form depends on the grammatical role of the noun phrase in the sentence.

Overall, kadonneisiin is a specialized Finnish form used to reference a group of missing persons or objects within the illative case, commonly appearing in reports and narratives about missing-events.