allatiivisten

Allatiivisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective allatiivinen, a term used in Finnish grammar to refer to the allatiivi/allative category. The expression appears in linguistic descriptions and dictionaries when discussing the allative case and its forms.

In Finnish, the allatiivi (allative) is a local case that marks direction toward a destination or recipient. It is typically realized with the suffix -lle on nouns, producing forms such as talolle (to the house) and koululle (to the school). The allative answers questions like minne? “where to?” and is commonly used with verbs of motion and in constructions indicating purpose or recipient.

The form allatiivinen, and its plural genitive allatiivisten, are used in grammar discussions to describe the allative-related forms collectively. In adjective declension, -inen adjectives take the genitive plural ending -isten, giving allatiivisten as an example of this pattern. Thus, allatiivisten appears in phrases like allatiivisten muotojen selitys (“the explanation of the allative forms”).

See also: illatiivi (into), elatiivi (out of), and other Finnish local cases. Overall, allatiivisten serves as a grammatical reference point for discussing how Finnish expresses destination or recipient through allative forms and how adjectives of the -inen class decline in the genitive plural.