ammattilaisiin

Ammattilaisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ammattilainen, meaning professional. The form translates roughly as “to the professionals” and is used to indicate movement toward or contact with a group of professionals. It is a grammatical inflection, not a separate lexical concept.

In Finnish, the illative plural suffix -iin attaches to the stem ammattilais-, producing ammattilaisiin. This form contrasts with the nominative plural ammattilaiset (the professionals) and other cases like ammattilaisia (partitive). The illative plural is commonly used with verbs that express going toward, turning to, or contacting the group of professionals, among other directional or relational meanings.

Usage and context

Ammattilaisiin appears in both formal and everyday Finnish when the sentence designates the professionals as a target, recipient, or source of action. It often occurs in phrases such as turning to or contacting professionals. For example, Käännyimme ammattilaisiin saadaksemme neuvoja (We turned to professionals to obtain advice) and Ongelman ratkaisemiseksi kannattaa ottaa yhteyttä ammattilaisiin (To resolve the issue, it is advisable to contact professionals).

Relation to related terms

Ammattilainen refers to an individual professional, while ammattilaiset denotes the group. Ammattilaisiin, as the illative form, serves a syntactic function to specify direction toward or involvement with that group within a sentence.