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Yksilön

Yksilöön is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun yksilö, meaning an individual or person. In Finnish grammar, illative marks direction into or toward something and is commonly used with verbs of motion or with nouns and adjectives that require an illative complement. The form yksilöön is formed by adding the illative suffix -öön to the base word.

The illative is one of the case endings in Finnish and contrasts with other cases such as

Usage considerations include recognizing that yksilöön functions as part of a larger noun phrase rather than

Examples:

- Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yksilöön liittyviä tietoja. (In this study, we examine information relating to the individual.)

- Henkilöön liittyvät ominaisuudet ovat tärkeitä riskinarvioinnissa. (Person-related characteristics are important in risk assessment.)

See also: Finnish language, Illative case, Yksilö.

the
nominative
(yksilö)
and
the
genitive
(yksilön).
The
illative
often
appears
in
noun
phrases
where
the
action
or
relation
is
described
as
directed
at
or
relating
to
an
individual.
For
example,
in
phrases
like
yksilöön
liittyviä
tietoja,
the
illative
form
expresses
information
relating
to
an
individual.
as
a
standalone
preposition.
It
appears
in
contexts
discussing
personal
data,
individual-focused
attributes,
or
other
relations
centered
on
a
person
or
entity.
The
suffix
-öön
harmonizes
with
the
stem
vowels
according
to
Finnish
vowel
harmony
rules.