epävirallisiin

Epävirallisiin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective epävirallinen, meaning unofficial or informal. It is the illative plural form, used before a noun in the illative case to denote movement toward or participation in something that is not officially sanctioned. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, and the illative plural ending for -inen adjectives is typically -isiin or -ihin, resulting in epävirallisiin.

Usage and meaning: Epävirallisiin is encountered in contexts describing activities, events, or discussions that are not formal or officially organized. The exact sense depends on the accompanying noun, for example in phrases such as epävirallisiin kokouksiin (to informal meetings) or epävirallisiin tilaisuuksiin (to informal events). The prefix epä- attaches to virallinen (official) to convey negation, while the -inen form of the adjective adapts to case and number.

Morphology: The base word is epävirallinen. In plural illative form it becomes epävirallisiin, which precedes a plural noun in illative case (indicating direction toward or involvement in that noun’s activity or space).

See also: Finnish language, inflection, adjectives, illative case, -inen adjectives, unofficial.

Notes: As with other Finnish inflected forms, epävirallisiin does not stand alone as a noun; it is a grammatical form that requires a following plural noun in illative case. Its practical use emphasizes informal or non-official contexts within formal or neutral discourse.