Tuettuihin

Tuettuihin is a Finnish grammatical form: the illative plural of the past participle tuettu, meaning “supported.” It can function as an adjective describing a plural group or, in some contexts, as a noun-like phrase referring to that group, with the sense “to the supported” or “into the supported [groups].”

Morphology and formation: The base tuettu (from tukea, “to support”) combines with the illative plural suffix to form tuettuihin. In Finnish, the illative plural marks direction toward or into a group and is realized as -iin/-ihin in many phonological environments. The resulting form tuettuihin is used when the target of action or inclusion is a plural set described by the participle.

Usage: Tuettuihin appears mainly in formal, policy, or organizational language, particularly when discussing groups of beneficiaries or targets of support. It is less common in everyday spoken Finnish, where simpler phrases such as tuetut ryhmät or kohteet are more frequent. The form is often found in sentences that describe funding, measures, or arrangements directed at the described groups.

Examples:

- Hankkeen kustannukset kohdennettiin tuettuihin ryhmiin. (The project costs were directed to the supported groups.)

- Päätös koski tuettuihin kohteisiin kohdistuvia toimenpiteitä. (The decision concerned measures directed at the supported targets.)

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, past participles in Finnish, noun phrases.