millaisiin

Millaisiin is a Finnish interrogative determiner form of the adjective millainen, used with plural nouns in the illative case to ask about kinds or types of something. It translates roughly as “into what kinds of” or “to what kinds of” in English. The form is formed by combining the base stem millai- with the illative plural suffix -iin, and it appears before a plural noun in the illative.

Grammatically, millaisiin belongs to the family of interrogative adjectives that modify nouns and agree with them in number and case. It is used in sentences that ask about the destination, purpose, or range of a noun when the reference is plural. Examples include questions about future directions, categories, or conditions that involve multiple items or instances.

Common usage includes phrases such as millaisiin tilanteisiin or millaisiin olosuhteisiin, where the noun is plural and the illative expresses movement or reference toward those kinds or types. These constructions are frequently found in written and spoken Finnish when exploring possibilities, plans, or comparisons between different kinds of things.

See also: millainen, millaiset, millaista, illatiivi (Finnish grammatical case), Finnish interrogative adjectives. While millaisiin is most often encountered in questions, it can also appear in indirect questions or relative clauses that describe a set of items or scenarios.