Liittymättömiin

Liittymättömiin is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the illative plural of the adjective liittymätön. The base adjective liittymätön means “not connected,” “unrelated,” or, in a telecommunications context, “non-subscribing” or “not belonging to a subscription.” The form liittymättömiin is used when the modified noun is plural and the phrase indicates movement into or inclusion within a set described by the adjective.

In usage, liittymättömiin appears in technical or analytical writing, especially in contexts involving classification, networks, or data grouping. It denotes groups, items, or individuals that are characterized as not being connected or not belonging to a particular subscription or relation, depending on the sense of liittymä in the text. The construction is more common in written Finnish than in everyday speech.

Typical examples include phrases such as:

- vastaukset jaettiin liittymättömiin ryhmiin (the responses were divided into unrelated groups)

- käyttäjät siirrettiin liittymättömiin osoitteisiin (the users were redirected to non-subscribed addresses)

Etymology and related forms:

- liittymätön is the base adjective meaning not connected or unrelated.

- The illative plural ending -iin is attached to form liittymättömiin, aligning with Finnish case and number concord for the head noun in a phrase.

See also:

- liittymä (connection, subscription)

- liittymätön (unrelated, not connected)

Note: As with other adjectives used in inflected noun phrases, the exact grammatical feel of liittymättömiin depends on context and sentence structure, particularly the head noun it modifies.