keskimääräisiin

Keskimääräisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective keskimääräinen, meaning average or typical. In Finnish grammar, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and the illative case indicates direction toward something or into a specified category. Therefore keskimääräisiin is used before a noun in illative plural to denote “to the average ones” or, more naturally in context, “to the average people.”

Usage provides examples in typical sentences. For instance, keskimääräisiin ihmisiin kohdistuva kysely translates to “a survey directed at the average people.” Similarly, keskimääräisiin ryhmiin kuuluvien vastaajien vastaukset refer to responses from those who belong to the average groups. These constructions show how the adjective фасets the target noun in illative plural.

Common forms related to keskimääräinen include:

- keskimääräiset (nominative plural) – the averages or average ones

- keskimääräisten (genitive plural)

- keskimääräisissä (inessive plural)

- keskimääräisiin (illative plural) – the form discussed here

Etymology and related concepts: keskimääräinen derives from keskimmäinen? No, it is built from keskimäärä (“average value”) plus -inen. The word is closely connected to keskiarvo, which means the statistical mean. However, keskimääräinen describes properties or categories as a whole (typical, ordinary), while keskiarvo denotes a specific numerical mean. The illative form keskimääräisiin does not itself name a statistic but serves to describe a target group in a sentence.

See also: keskimääräinen, keskiarvo, kieliopilliset sijamuodot, suomen kieli.