Tarkoituksin

Tarkoituksin is a Finnish noun form derived from tarkoitus, meaning purpose or intention. It is the instrumental plural form of tarkoitus and is primarily found in older or formal Finnish. In contemporary everyday language, this exact form is relatively rare, and speakers more often use periphrastic or other case constructions to express similar meanings.

Morphology and context. The suffix -in marks the instrumental plural, a grammatical feature that expresses means, agency, or purpose in plural use. Because instrumental plural forms are less common in modern speech, tarkoituksin tends to appear in historical texts, legal or ceremonial language, and literary writing rather than in casual discourse. When modern Finnish needs to convey similar ideas, writers may opt for phrases like “tarkoitukseen liittyen,” “tarkoituksiin,” or other constructions that indicate purpose or intention.

Usage notes. Tarkoituksin is typically used to emphasize the aims or purposes behind actions, decisions, or statements, especially in formal or archaic registers. Its appearance can signal a rhetorical or stylistic choice rather than a standard contemporary expression. In translations or historical records, the form may be encountered more frequently, reflecting older linguistic patterns of Finnish.

Related terms. The base noun is tarkoitus (purpose, aim, intention). Related forms include tarkoituksellinen (purposeful) and various case forms such as tarkoitukseen (into/onto the purpose) or tarkoituksesta (from the purpose), depending on the required grammatical function in a sentence.