interrogatiivisille

Interrogatiivisille is the allative plural form of the Finnish adjective interrogatiivinen, meaning "interrogative." It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the allative case, indicating “to/for the interrogatives” or “for interrogative items.” In Finnish, -isille is the allative plural ending for many adjectives ending in -inen, so interrogatiivinen yields interrogatiivisille in contexts requiring both plurality and the allative.

Usage and interpretation

Interrogatiivisille appears chiefly in linguistic, grammatical, or educational texts where explicit discussion of Finnish adjective inflection is needed. It is not typically used in everyday speech without an accompanying noun, as the adjective requires a noun to modify (for example, lauseille, ilmauksille, kysymyksille). The form signals that the reference is to multiple interrogative items or constructions, such as questions, phrases, or sentence types, rather than to the general concept of “interrogative.”

Examples

- Interrogatiivisille lauseille annetut säännöt (rules for interrogative sentences).

- Interrogatiivisille ilmauksille asetetut vaatimukset (requirements placed on interrogative expressions).

Relation to other forms

As with other -inen adjectives, interrogatiivinen has multiple case and number forms: interrogatiiviset (nom. plural), interrogatiivisia (partitive plural), interrogatiiviseen, interrogatiiviselle, and so on. The allative plural interrogatiivisille is one of several inflected forms used to express grammatical relations in Finnish without pronouns.

See also

Finnish grammar, adjective inflection, allative case, interrogatives.