Ryhmän

Ryhmään is the illative case form of the Finnish noun ryhmä, meaning group. In Finnish grammar, the illative expresses movement into something, or entering or joining it. Accordingly, ryhmään is used to indicate moving toward, entering, or becoming a member of a group, or taking part in its activities. It is commonly found with verbs related to joining or participating in groups or activities.

Typical usage includes phrases such as liittyä ryhmään (to join a group) and osallistua ryhmään (to participate in a group). Example sentences: Hän liittyi ryhmään. Osallistuin ryhmään. Such constructions convey the sense of entering or becoming part of the specified group.

Grammatical note: ryhmään is the illative singular form of ryhmä. Finnish nouns have several case forms, including ryhmässä (inessive, in the group), ryhmästä (elative, from the group), ryhmän (genitive, of the group), and ryhmää (partitive, some of the group). These forms are used to express various relationships with the noun ryhmä in different syntactic contexts.