Kristilliselle

Kristilliselle is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective kristillinen, meaning "Christian." It is the allative singular form, used to indicate direction toward or the recipient of an action, often with a noun in the allative case such as yleisölle (audience) or yhteisölle (community). For example, Tämä julkaisu on suunnattu kristilliselle yleisölle.

In usage, kristilliselle frequently appears when describing who a thing is aimed at or intended for, such as products, programs, or messages directed at Christian groups. Another example is Hankkeessa pyritään tukemaan kristilliselle yhteisölle suunnattuja ohjelmia, meaning programs intended for a Christian community.

Finnish adjectives of the -inen type, including kristillinen, decline across cases. Therefore kristilliselle is one potential form in the full spectrum of inflections. Other common inflected forms include kristillisen (genitive singular), kristilliseen (illative singular), kristillisessä (inessive singular), among others. These variations reflect standard Finnish noun-adjective agreement and case systems.

Etymology: kristillinen derives from kristitty (Christian) and the common -inen adjective suffix, ultimately connected to the religious term Kristus/Kristus-kristillisyys via Finnic linguistic history.

See also: kristitty, kristillisyys, Finnish grammar, Finnish adjectives.