eitarkoituksellisten

Eitarkoituksellisten is a Finnish adjective form meaning unintended or not purposeful. It is the genitive plural form of the adjective eitarkoituksellinen, which describes actions, plans, or outcomes that were not meant to achieve a specific objective. The word derives from ei- (negation) and tarkoitus (purpose). Its adverbial form is eitarkoituksellisesti.

In usage, eitarkoituksellisten modifies a noun in the genitive plural, typically referring to multiple unintended elements or effects. The phrase is common in discussions of policy, research, and social analysis, where authors distinguish between intended goals and unintended results. The related noun form for effects is often ei-tarkoitukselliset vaikutukset or eitarkoitukselliset seuraukset.

Kielitieteellisesti eitarkoituksellinen describes a lack of deliberate purpose, and eitarkoituksellisten, as a grammatical form, appears in written Finnish to attribute unintended characteristics to a plural noun. The expression is not a technical term with a fixed definition, but a productive descriptive phrase used to convey that certain outcomes were not planned or intended by the actors involved.

Esimerkkilauseita:

Hankkeen päätöksillä oli eitarkoituksellisia vaikutuksia talouteen. Kokoontumisen jälkeen keskustelussa kiinnitettiin huomiota eitarkoituksellisiin seuraamuksiin yhteisön kannalta.

See also:

Unintended consequences

Finnish adjectives and their inflection

Negation in Finnish morphology

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