Yleiskielisille

Yleiskielisille is the allative plural form of the Finnish adjective yleiskielinen, meaning standard-language or standard Finnish. The form is used to refer to recipients or audiences who are assumed to understand the standard language, as opposed to speakers of dialects or informal varieties. In linguistic and educational contexts, yleiskielisille helps specify who the communication is targeted at.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives inflect for number and case just like nouns. The base yleiskielinen yields the plural nominative yleiskieliset (the standard-language speakers) and the plural allative yleiskielisille (to/for the standard-language speakers). The allative suffix -lle marks the recipient or beneficiary of an action, so yleiskielisille appears in constructions such as “Käännös on tehty yleiskielisille” (The translation has been prepared for standard-language speakers) or “Esittely on suunnattu yleiskielisille.” The usage tends to be more common in linguistic, educational, or official contexts than in everyday speech.

Context and reception: yleiskielisille signals an audience that is expected to understand formal, standardized Finnish, often in contrast to dialectal or colloquial forms. It can appear in style guides, instructional material, translations, or government communications aiming for clarity across Finland’s standard-language speakers.

See also: yleiskieli, kirjakieli, puhekieli, standard language variations.