arvaamattomiin

Arvaamattomiin is a Finnish grammatical form that serves as the illative plural of the adjective arvaamaton, meaning unpredictable. In Finnish, the illative case marks direction toward or into something, and the plural suffix -iin is used with stems of adjectives and nouns to form phrases that function as modifiers for plural nouns in illative. Thus arvaamattomiin conveys “into unpredictable (things/situations)” or “to unpredictable ones” when paired with a suitable illative noun.

In usage, arvaamattomiin typically appears in formal or written contexts, especially when discussing risk, planning, or uncertainty. It does not stand alone; it modifies a plural noun in illative form, such as arvaamattomiin olosuhteisiin (into unpredictable conditions) or arvaamattomiin tilanteisiin (into unpredictable situations). The form helps create a precise sense of movement or progression into conditions perceived as unpredictable.

Examples illustrate its function: Meidän on varauduttava arvaamattomiin olosuhteisiin. (We must prepare for unpredictable conditions.) Matka vei meidät arvaamattomiin tilanteisiin. (The journey took us into unpredictable situations.) These phrases demonstrate how arvaamattomiin integrates with nouns to express direction toward uncertain circumstances.

Etymology and morphology: arvaamattomiin is built from arvaamaton (unpredictable) plus the Finnish illative plural suffix -iin, producing a phrase that attributes unpredictability to the following plural noun in an illative context. This pattern reflects Finnish agglutinative morphology, where case and number are expressed through suffixes attached to the stem.

See also arvaamaton, Finnish grammar, illative case.