Selkeisiin

Selkeisiin is the plural illative form of the Finnish adjective selkeä, meaning clear. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement into something or entering a state described by a noun. When an adjective is used with a plural noun in illative, it takes the form selkeisiin.

Formation and usage: The form is built from the stem selke- plus the illative plural suffix -isiin. It is used to describe a plural noun in the illative case, for example selkeisiin ohjeisiin (to the clear instructions) or selkeisiin tavoitteisiin (toward the clear goals). The phrase signals that the instructions, goals, or other referents are perceived as clear or easily understandable.

Context and register: Selkeisiin is most common in written Finnish, particularly in formal, instructional, or technical texts such as manuals, guidelines, or reports. In everyday spoken Finnish, adjectives in illative plural with explicit nouns are less frequent, and speakers may use simpler phrasing or a different case construction.

Related forms: As with other Finnish adjectives, selkeä has several inflected forms to agree with number and case. The corresponding nominative plural is selkeät. The illative plural selkeisiin serves to specify both plurality and the directional/entering nuance of the case when a plural noun is stated in a context that expresses movement toward or entry into that plural referent.

Etymology and meaning: The term combines selkeä, meaning clear, with the common illative plural suffix. Its core sense remains “to the clear [ones/things],” used to emphasize clarity in plural referents within a sentence.