erillisiin

Erillisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective erillinen, meaning “separate” or “distinct.” In Finnish grammar, erillisiin is used to modify plural nouns in the illative case, indicating motion or orientation toward multiple items described as separate or distinct.

Usage and meaning

As an inflected form, erillisiin appears in contexts where a speaker is referring to moving into or dividing into separate parts, groups, or categories. It is commonly found in phrases such as “erillisiin osiin,” meaning “into separate parts,” or “erillisiin tiloihin,” meaning “into separate rooms.” The meaning depends on the accompanying noun and the verb used.

Examples

- Rakenne jaettiin erillisiin osiin. (The structure was divided into separate parts.)

- Aineisto jaettiin erillisiin luokkiin tutkijan tarpeisiin. (The material was divided into separate classes for the researcher’s needs.)

Grammatical context

Erillisiin is one of several illative plural forms in Finnish for adjectives ending in -inen. It agrees with the number (plural) and the illative case of the noun it modifies. The form cannot stand alone as a complete idea without a noun phrase; it functions within a larger clause or noun phrase to specify the target or destination of the action.

Related forms

- erillinen (base form, nominative singular)

- erilliset (nominative plural)

- erillisen (genitive singular)

- erillistä (partitive singular)

- erillisiin (illative plural, the focus of this article)

See also

Finnish adjective inflection, illative case, partitive and other cases in Finnish grammar.