Viivästyneisiin

Viivästyneisiin is a Finnish grammatical form that derives from the verb viivästyä, meaning to be delayed. It is the illative plural form of the past participle viivästyneet, which describes something or a group of things that have been delayed. The form is used when the target of the sentence is a plural noun in illative case, signaling “into the delayed ones” or “to the delayed [items or people].”

In practice, viivästyneisiin appears in formal or administrative writing, particularly in logistics, procurement, and project reporting. It helps specify items, orders, or groups that have experienced delays and are the recipients or targets of actions, notes, or communications. The construction relies on Finnish case endings to indicate direction or recipient rather than a direct object.

Examples include:

- Me kiinnitimme huomiota viivästyneisiin tilauksiin, jotta lisätoimenpiteet voitaisiin aloittaa. (We drew attention to the delayed orders to initiate additional measures.)

- Raportissa käsitellään viivästyneisiin toimituksiin liittyviä riskitekijöitä. (The report discusses risk factors related to delayed deliveries.)

Related forms come from the same verb family, such as viivästyä (to be delayed) and viivästyneet (the delayed ones). Viivästyneisiin is one of several inflected forms that Finnish uses to express complex relationships between actions, timing, and targets in written communication.

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