edelliseen

Edelliseen is a Finnish grammatical form of the adjective edellinen, meaning "previous" or "former." It is the illative singular form, used to indicate movement toward or into the previously mentioned item, place, or time, with the noun it modifies also in illative case.

Morphology and usage notes:

Edelliseen is formed by attaching the illative suffix -iseen to the stem edellinen. It appears before a noun in the illative: for example, edelliseen huoneeseen means "to the previous room." The form is commonly used in sequential or referential contexts to point to something previously identified in discourse.

Common usage:

- Miehet siirtyivät edelliseen huoneeseen. (The men moved to the previous room.)

- Keskustelu siirtyi edelliseen kysymykseen. (The discussion moved to the previous question.)

- Tutkimukset ovat aiemmin kuvatun edelliseen aikakauteen liittyviä. (The studies relate to the preceding era.)

Related forms:

The base adjective edellinen has other grammatical forms, such as edellinen (basic form), edelliseen (illative singular with a different noun), edelliseen, edellisen, and edellisiä for various cases and plural uses. The plural illative form is edellisiin.

Etymology and context:

Edelliseen derives from edellinen, which traces back to Finnish roots meaning “previous” or “former.” In Finnish writing, edelliseen is primarily a functional form for indicating direction toward the previously mentioned reference, rather than a standalone noun.

See also:

edellinen, seuraava, vanha.