kuluneisiin

Kuluneisiin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective kulunut, meaning worn-out, worn, or used up. Specifically, kuluneisiin is the illative plural form, used with a noun to express “into the worn-out ones” or “into worn-out [things]” in a sentence. Because Finnish adjectives agree with the nouns they modify, kuluneisiin appears when describing multiple items in the illative case (the direction/into case).

The form is not a standalone noun but a grammatical ending attached to the stem kulune-. The corresponding singular illative is kuluneeseen, and the nominative plural is kuluneet. The exact suffixes align with Finnish vowel harmony, and kuluneisiin is the standard illative plural form of kulunut in typical written Finnish.

Usage and nuance: kuluneisiin is commonly found in more descriptive or literary contexts, where the writer wants to emphasize wear, age, or cliché. It can describe physical objects, such as kuluneisiin vaatteisiin (into worn-out clothes), or figurative expressions, such as kuluneisiin sanontoihin (into worn-out sayings). In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler alternatives like vanhoihin sanoihin or kuluneisiin vaatteisiin, depending on register and emphasis.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, adjective declension in Finnish, kulunut (root form).