Ohjelmiin

ohjelmiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ohjelma, meaning programs. It is used to indicate movement toward or entry into multiple programs, such as software applications, TV lineups, or other sets described as programs. The illative plural is one of Finnish directional cases and often translates to “into the programs” or “to the programs” in English, depending on the sentence context.

Morphology and usage

The form is created from the stem ohjelm- with the illative plural suffix -iin, yielding ohjelmiin. It contrasts with ohjelmaan (singular illative), as well as other cases like ohjelmia (partitive plural) and ohjelmissa (inessive plural). The illative plural tends to appear with verbs that express movement, change of state, or entry into a group, such as mennä, tutustua, or perehtyä. In practice, ohjelmiin frequently occurs in discussions about multiple programs in computing, media, or services.

Examples

Päivitys asennettiin useisiin ohjelmiin. This means the update was installed into several programs. Käyttäjät voivat tutustua ohjelmiin uudella käyttöliittymällä. This indicates that users can familiarize themselves with the programs using the new interface.

Notes

ohjelmiin is common when referring to several programs collectively. It is important to distinguish it from the singular form ohjelmaan, which refers to one program, and from related forms of other compound words such as ohjelmistoihin (to software) or ohjelmiltaan variations in different contexts.

See also

Finnish grammar, illative case, ohjelma, programming terminology.