kansalaisiin

Kansalaisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun kansalainen, meaning citizen. In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses motion toward or into something, and in the plural it often marks direction toward a group or audience, in this case the citizens. The form kansalaisiin corresponds to the stem kansalais- plus the illative plural suffix -iin.

Morphology and formation: kansalainen (singular) forms the illative plural as kansalaisiin. This pattern is typical for many Finnish nouns that end in -ainen, where the illative plural suffix is -iin. The pronunciation reflects vowel harmony and stress patterns characteristic of standard Finnish.

Usage: Kansalaisiin is used when the action is directed at or involves the group of citizens. It often appears with verbs that take an illative object, such as vaikuttaa (to affect) or kuulua (to pertain to). Examples include: Lainsäädäntö vaikuttaa kansalaisiin. Kansalaisiin kohdistuva tiedotus on päivitetty. In general, the phrase serves to describe effects, responsibilities, or communications targeted at the citizenry.

Related forms: The base kansalainen is the singular nominative form; kansalaiset is plural nominative; kansalaisten is genitive plural; kansalaisiin is illative plural. Other cases in plural follow different suffixes, illustrating Finnish case harmony and noun inflection.

See also: kansalaisuus (citizenship) and kansalaiskeskustelu (citizen discourse) as related topics in Finnish civic terminology.