Nuorempiin

Nuorempiin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective nuorempi, meaning younger. It represents the illative plural case and is used with a plural noun to indicate movement toward or direction to a group described as younger. Because it is an inflected form rather than a standalone lexical item, nuorempiin appears in phrases such as nuorempiin ihmisiin or nuorempiin ryhmiin.

Morphology and usage notes:

Nuorempi forms a comparative degree with the suffix -mpi, yielding nuorempi (younger). The illative plural suffix -iin is then added to form nuorempiin, which is used with a plural noun in illative case. This yields phrases like nuorempiin ihmisiin (to younger people) or nuorempiin ryhmiin (into younger groups). The combination follows Finnish vowel harmony rules, with -iin attaching after the stem of nuorempi.

Typical contexts:

Nuorempiin appears in sentences that describe targeting, direction, or movement toward a younger demographic or group. For example, Päätös suuntautuu nuorempiin ihmisiin (The decision targets younger people). It can also occur in analyses of marketing, social policy, or organizational outreach where a distinction between age groups is made.

Availability and register:

As a grammatical form, nuorempiin is common in written Finnish and in formal contexts where specific age-based grouping is discussed. It is not a standalone noun or verb, but a valid inflected form used to modify a following noun in illative plural.

See also:

Finnish grammar; Illative case; Comparative adjectives; Adjective inflection.