kyseisiin

Kyseisiin is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the demonstrative adjective kyseinen, meaning the said, the aforementioned, or the relevant. It is used to refer to items or persons that have been previously mentioned or are in question, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. In formal and legal writing, kyseinen forms are common for pointing back to specific topics or entities without repeating the noun.

Morphology and usage notes. Like other Finnish adjectives, kyseinen inflects to match the noun it describes. The form kykseisiin appears when the adjective modifies a plural noun in certain cases, typically used with a plural noun in the illative or other plural cases, to indicate “to those” or “into those” items referenced earlier. The corresponding singular forms include kyseinen (nominative singular) and various case endings such as kyseisen (genitive) or kyseisessä (inessive). The plural nominative form is muodissa kyseiset (the said ones), for example, kyseiset henkilöt.

Examples. The phrase Nämä kyseiset henkilöt ovat vastuussa translates to These said/aforementioned persons are responsible. Another usage is Kyseisiin asioihin on kiinnitettävä huomiota, meaning Attention should be paid to the matters in question or to those matters.

Context and relation. Kyseisiin functions as part of a broader family of determiner-like adjectives in Finnish that refer back to previously mentioned items. It is particularly common in legal, academic, and editorial prose where precision and explicit reference are important. Related terms include the base adjective kyseinen and its other case forms, as well as phrases such as edellä mainitut to refer to items mentioned earlier.

See also. Kyseinen; kyseiset; Finnish grammar; demonstratives.