menestyksekkääseen

Menestyksekkääseen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the illative singular of the adjective menestyksekäs, meaning “successful.” In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify, and the illative case expresses motion toward or into something, often translated as “to” or “into.” Thus menestyksekkääseen is the form used when the adjective describes a noun in the illative.

Etymology and morphology: The form is built from the stem menestyksekäs (derived from the noun menestys, meaning “success,” with the adjectival suffix -kä/ -käs) and takes the illative ending to yield menestyksekkääseen. It is one of several illative forms that Finnish adjectives can take to match the noun phrase in case, number, and definiteness.

Usage: Menestyksekkääseen is used before a noun in illative case to convey “into a successful ...” or “toward a successful ...” For example, hallituksen tavoite might be expressed as “Hallituksen tavoitteena on siirtyä menestyksekkääseen tulevaisuuteen” meaning “The government’s goal is to move toward a successful future.” Another example is “Hanke tähtää menestyksekkääseen kasvuun,” meaning “The project aims for / toward successful growth.” The form is more common in formal or written Finnish, including business or motivational contexts.

Notes: As a modifier in a noun phrase, menestyksekkääseen does not stand alone as a lexical entry; its meaning depends on the noun it accompanies. It illustrates Finnish’s rich case and adjective agreement system.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, adjectives in Finnish.