Keskusteluin

Keskusteluin is a Finnish noun form derived from keskustelu, meaning discussion. In contemporary standard Finnish, keskusteluin is not a common or recommended form. It is generally regarded as nonstandard, a dialectal variant, or a possible typographical error. The forms more commonly used with the same semantic domain are keskusteluineen (with the discussion / with discussions) and keskusteluihin (into discussions / to discussions), depending on the syntactic context.

Morphology and related forms

In Finnish, the comitative or instrumental sense “with” is often expressed with the suffix -ineen attached to the noun stem. For keskustelu, the standard form is keskusteluineen, which yields meanings like “with the discussion” or “with discussions” depending on number and context. Other relevant inflected forms of keskustelu include keskusteluiden (genitive plural, “of the discussions”) and keskusteluihin (illative plural, “to/into discussions”). The form keskusteluin does not align with the normal pattern of Finnish inflection and is typically not considered standard.

Usage notes

If begegated in text, keskusteluin is likely a misspelling or a nonstandard/archaic variant. In formal writing, Finnish editors typically prefer keskusteluineen or the appropriate standard form for the given case. In linguistic discussion, one may note the existence of nonstandard variants and contrast them with the standard instrumental/comitative form.

See also

Keskustelu, keskusteluineen, keskusteluiden, keskusteluihin.