monenlaisille

Monenlaisille is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective monenlainen, meaning “various” or “many kinds.” It is the allative plural form, produced by attaching the suffix -lle to the plural stem, and is used to indicate the recipient or target of an action. In practice, monenlaisille is commonly translated as “to many kinds of” or “for various kinds of,” and it appears before plural nouns in the allative case.

Usage and function

In contemporary Finnish, monenlaisille commonly modifies nouns describing people, groups, or things, especially in inclusive or descriptive statements. It is frequent in public communication, marketing, education, and policy to signal that offerings are intended for diverse groups. The structure often conveys accessibility and consideration for differences among recipients.

Examples

Toteutamme ohjelman monenlaisille osallistujille. (We implement the program for various kinds of participants.)

Palvelut on suunnattu monenlaisille käyttäjille. (The services are aimed at a wide range of users.)

Grammar notes

Monenlaisille is used with plural nouns in the allative case. The base adjective monenlainen can appear in other case forms to match different syntactic roles, such as monenlaisia (plural partitive) or monenlaisiin (plural illative), depending on the sentence.

See also

Finnish adjectives and noun-adjective agreement, Finnish inflection, allative case, inclusivity in Finnish usage.