epärehellisiin

Epärehellisiin is a Finnish illative plural form of the adjective epärehellinen, meaning dishonest or deceitful. The base term epärehellinen describes people, actions, or intentions that lack honesty or integrity. The form epärehellisiin is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the illative case, often signaling “to dishonest …” or “for dishonest …” as in common phrases such as epärehellisiin tarkoituksiin (for dishonest purposes) or epärehellisiin tekoihin (to dishonest acts).

Etymology and morphology: epärehellinen is built from the negating prefix epä- plus rehellinen (honest). The illative plural ending -isiin marks direction or reference toward plural nouns in illative, so epärehellisiin indicates a relationship to multiple dishonest things or aims within illative constructions.

Usage notes: Epärehellisiin is a strong negative descriptor and is most common in formal, analytical, or journalistic Finnish. For a single dishonest person or act, other forms such as epärehellinen (singular) or epärehellisiä tekoja (dishonest acts, partitive) may be used. The choice of form depends on number and grammatical case of the noun it modifies.

Examples:

- Hän myönsi tehneensä epärehellisiä tekoja. (He admitted to having committed dishonest acts.)

- Hänet syytettiin epärehellisiin tekoihin. (He was accused of dishonest acts.)

- Kansalaiset varoittivat epärehellisiin tarkoituksiin liittyvistä toimista. (Citizens warned about actions related to dishonest purposes.)

See also: epärehellinen, epärehellisyys, rehellinen.

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