ennustettuihin

Ennustettuihin is a Finnish grammatical form that means “to the foretold” or “to those foreseen.” It is the illative plural form of the past participle ennustettu, which derives from the verb ennustaa, meaning “to predict.” The form is used to refer to a group of nouns that have been foretold and is typically found with plural nouns in the illative case, indicating direction toward or involvement with the set of foreseen things or people.

In usage, ennustettuihin appears most often in literary, prophetic, or theoretical contexts. It conveys a sense of predetermined or foreseen content rather than something that has happened in the present. Because it aligns with a specific, foretold group, it contrasts with ennustetut, the simple nominative plural meaning “the foretold [ones/things],” which is more common in everyday language when identifying foreseen items without a directional sense.

Examples:

- ennustettuihin tapahtumiin viittaavat tarinat, meaning “stories that refer to the foretold events.”

- tutkimus fokusoituu ennustettuihin tulevaisuuden ilmiöihin, meaning “the research focuses on the foretold future phenomena.”

Etymology and related terms:

- ennustettu: past participle of ennustaa (to predict)

- ennustus: prediction

- related Finnish forms include ennustetut (the foretold, in nominative plural) and other case-inflected variants.

See also: ennustus, ennustaminen, tulevaisuus, profetia.