Suhteisiin

Suhteisiin is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the noun suhde, which means relation, relationship, proportion, or context. The base word suhde has several related senses, including the connection between people, a mathematical ratio, or the way two things relate to each other. Suhteisiin is the illative plural form, used to express movement toward or entry into a set of relations.

In practice, suhteet is the nominative plural, suhteiden the genitive plural, and suhteisiin the illative plural. The illative plural form appears mainly in phrases that describe entering or moving into multiple relations, or in fixed expressions that convey comparison or relation. A common and widely used expression is suhteisiin nähden, meaning “in relation to” or “in comparison with.”

Usage notes:

- Suhteisiin nähden is a standard phrasing in both spoken and written Finnish for indicating a comparative perspective.

- The form is typically seen in formal, statistical, or analytical contexts, where different relationships or perspectives are being discussed.

- It is not usually used as a standalone noun; rather, it functions within larger phrases that express relational or comparative meaning.

Etymology and relation to other forms:

- Suhteisiin stems from the native Finnish noun suhde and follows ordinary Finnish case inflection. Its related forms (suhteet, suhteiden, suhteisiin) illustrate the language’s rich case system for expressing relationship and perspective.

See also: suhde, suhteet, suhdetyyppiset ilmaukset (in Finnish linguistic references).