Naispuolisiin

Naispuolisiin is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective naispuolinen, which means belonging to or characterized by the female sex. In Finnish, adjectives and nouns inflect for case and number, and the illative plural form of naispuolinen is naispuolisiin. This form is used to indicate direction toward or inclusion within the group of female individuals when the associated noun is in the illative plural.

Formation and grammar

The base adjective naispuolinen combines nais- (woman, female) with -puolinen (of or belonging to a group). In the illative plural, the ending changes to -isiin, producing naispuolisiin. The construction is typically used before a noun in illative plural, for example in phrases like naispuolisiin osallistujiin meaning “to the female participants.” The form matches the case and number of the related noun, ensuring grammatical agreement in the sentence.

Usage and context

Naispuolisiin is a neutral, descriptive term used in formal or scientific Finnish to refer to individuals of the female sex. It can apply to humans or to animals in biological or statistical contexts. The term is common in research reports, demographic descriptions, and other contexts where sex-based grouping is relevant. It is not a gender identity term; it designates biological or sex-based categorization.

Related terms

Naispuoliset refers to the female group in the nominative plural. Miehpuoliset is the parallel form for males, though less common in everyday language. The concept of sukupuoli (sex) is often used in broader discussions of biological sex and gender in Finnish.

Overall, naispuolisiin functions as a standard grammatical form for discussing female individuals in the illative plural within Finnish text.