Määräämien

Määräämien is a Finnish noun-form used mainly in formal, administrative, or historical language. It represents the genitive plural of the noun määräämä, a term derived from the verb määrätä, meaning to determine, prescribe, or appoint. Because määräämä is relatively rare in everyday Finnish, the related forms määrääminen (the act of determining) and määrääjä (one who prescribes) are more commonly encountered, while määräämää or other variants are not standard outside specialized contexts.

Use and meaning

In practice, määräaisten or määräämä-based constructions refer to directives, prescriptions, or determinations issued by an authority. The genitive plural form määräämien appears in phrases such as määräämien mukaan, commonly translated as “in accordance with the directives” or “according to the determinations.” The precise sense depends on context, including whether the reference is to multiple directives or a set of determinations.

Language and scope

Määräämien belongs to a set of legal-administrative terms built around the concept of issued rules or decisions. In contemporary Finnish, the word is not part of everyday vocabulary and is primarily of interest in legal texts, legislative language, or academic descriptions of terminology. For everyday use, speakers typically rely on more common terms such as määräys (order/regulation) or ohje (instruction).

Related terms

- määräys: order or regulation

- määrääminen: the act of determining or prescribing

- määrääjä: prescriber or determinator

- määräysten: genitive plural of määräys

See also: Finnish legal terminology, grammatical inflection of -mä nouns, genitive plural endings.