Viallisista

Viallisista is a Finnish grammatical form that appears with plural nouns in the elative case. It is the elative plural inflection of the adjective viallinen, meaning faulty or defective. The form expresses origin or from what group something comes, and is used in phrases such as viallisista tuotteista, meaning “from the defective products.”

Grammar and usage notes: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. When the noun is plural and in the elative case, the adjective takes the corresponding elative plural ending, yielding viallisista. This construction is common in contexts that discuss quality control, recalls, audits, or inventory, where a speaker refers to a set of items that are defective.

Examples:

- Valitettavasti viallisista tuotteista on tullut reklamaatiota. (Unfortunately, there has been a complaint from the defective products.)

- Raportissa käsiteltiin viallisista komponenteista aiheutuvia riskejä. (The report addressed risks caused by defective components.)

Notes: Viallisista is not a standalone noun; it functions as an adjective in the elative plural to modify a plural noun. Learners should be aware that similar adjective forms exist for other case-number combinations, reflecting Finnish’s rich case system. In everyday language, alternative constructions may use different cases or noun forms depending on the intended meaning.

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