Viitemateriaaliin

Viitemateriaaliin is the illative singular form of the Finnish compound noun viitemateriaali, meaning reference material or source material. The illative expresses direction or inclusion, so viitemateriaaliin is used when directing attention to the reference material or indicating that information comes from those sources. It is common in technical documentation and academic writing, where readers are guided to consult cited materials.

Usage: In Finnish texts, viitemateriaaliin appears after verbs of motion or attention, for example katso viitemateriaaliin (look into the reference material). The form signals that the reader should consult or refer to the reference material.

Morphology: The base word viitemateriaali forms various cases: nominative viitemateriaali, illative viitemateriaaliin, genitive viitemateriaalin, and partitive viitemateriaalia. Plural illative is viitemateriaaleihin, and plural nominative is viitemateriaalit. The meaning remains anchored in reference material, regardless of case.

See also: viitemateriaali, lähdeviite, viitteet.