hahmoihin

Hahmoihin is the plural illative form of the Finnish noun hahmo, meaning “character.” The illative case expresses movement into or toward something; in the plural, it can indicate entering or focusing on a group of items. Thus, hahmoihin roughly translates as “into the characters” or “to the characters,” depending on context.

In literary and media analysis, hahmoihin is used when the focus is on the characters themselves or when entering their perspective. It is common in phrases such as hahmoihin keskittyminen (focusing on the characters) and hahmoihin tutustuminen (getting to know the characters). The form also appears when describing narrative devices that invite the reader to identify with the characters or to explore their motives.

Morphology and formation: The base form is hahmo. The plural nominative is hahmot (the characters). The plural illative is formed by adding the ending -ihin to the stem, yielding hahmoihin. This follows standard Finnish illative plural patterns and aligns with the singular illative form hahmoon (into a character).

Notes on usage: As a grammatical form, hahmoihin does not change the meaning of “character” itself but marks direction or focus within a sentence. It appears in prose, academic writing, reviews, and discussions of literature, film, and games, particularly when emphasizing the characters as the subject of attention or inquiry.