Tunnettuihin

Tunnettuihin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective tunnettu, meaning “well-known” or “famous.” It is the illative plural form, used to indicate movement toward or into multiple well-known entities, or more broadly to refer to a group that is characterized as well-known. In use, tunnettuihin modifies a plural noun in the illative case, as in tunnettuihin ihmisiin (to the well-known people), tunnettuihin kohteisiin (to the well-known targets), or tunnettuihin tapahtumiin (to famous events).

The form is created from the stem tunnett- and the illative plural suffix -uihin, a pattern familiar in Finnish for adjectives and participles in the illative plural. It is distinct from singular forms such as tunnettuun (to the well-known one) and from other cases like tunnettujen (genitive plural or partitive forms). The superlative of tunnettu is tunnetuimpia, which expresses “the most well-known,” and is a different morphological construction from tunnettuihin.

Usage notes and context: tunnettuihin is most commonly found in written, formal, or journalistic Finnish when the writer wants to emphasize that something targets, relates to, or moves toward a group that is broadly recognized or famous. It is not typically used in everyday casual speech unless the speaker aims for a precise illative plural sense. As with many Finnish inflected forms, correct usage depends on the governing noun’s number and case in the sentence.