Kartoitettuihin

Kartoitettuihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish past participle kartoitettu, meaning “surveyed” or “mapped.” In Finnish grammar, illative forms indicate direction toward something, often translated as “to” or “into.” Therefore kartoitettuihin denotes “to the surveyed (ones)” or “into the surveyed (groups or items).” The form is common in academic and administrative Finnish when referring to groups or sets that have undergone a survey or mapping.

Morphology and formation: The participle kartoitettu serves as the base, and the illative plural suffix -iin is added to produce kartoitettuihin. This is a typical pattern for illative plural forms with consonant and vowel harmony considerations. The ending reflects number (plural) and case (illative).

Usage: Kartoitettuihin is used when the action is directed toward a plural group that has been surveyed or mapped. It often appears in research and institutional texts to specify the target groups or items of interest. Examples include statements like:

- Tutkimuksessa keskityttiin kartoitettuihin ryhmiin. (The study focused on the surveyed groups.)

- Aineiston analysointi tehtiin kartoitettuihin otoksiin liittyen. (The analysis was conducted with regard to the surveyed samples.)

In everyday language the genitive form kartoitettujen is more common, but kartoitettuihin appears when the illative relationship is explicit.

Related terms: kartoitus (survey, mapping), kartoitettu (surveyed, mapped). These forms share semantic ties to data collection, inventory, and participant groups.

Notes: As a highly technical form, kartoitettuihin tends to occur in formal, scientific, or administrative Finnish. Its use clarifies destination or focus within a broader discussion of survey results or mapped datasets.