Yksittäisille

Yksittäisille is a Finnish linguistic form that functions as the allative plural of the adjective yksittäinen, meaning “individual” or “single.” In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in number and case, so the allative plural form is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the allative case, often conveying “to” or “for” the recipients.

The main use of yksittäisille is to refer to recipients or targets that are individuals rather than groups or organizations. It typically appears with an explicit noun following the adjective, or with an understood noun in contexts such as official style or headings. Common phrases include yksittäisille ihmisille (to/for individuals) or yksittäisille osallistujille (to/for individual participants).

Examples:

- Tuki on suunnattu yksittäisille ihmisille. (The support is aimed at individuals.)

- Lääkejakelu tapahtuu yksittäisille osallistujille. (Medication distribution occurs to individual participants.)

Morphology and related forms:

- Lemma: yksittäinen (adjective)

- Allative plural: yksittäisille

- Other related forms include yksittäisen (genitive singular), yksittäisiä (partitive or plural), and yksittäisten (genitive plural), which are distinct from the allative plural form.

Etymology:

- Derived from the core meaning of yksittäinen, “individual” or “single,” with the allative marker -lle added to indicate direction toward or for the individuals in question.

See also:

- Finnish grammar

- Allative case

- Adjectives in Finnish

- yksittäinen

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