monimutkaisiin

Monimutkaisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective monimutkainen, which translates as “complex” or “complicated” in English. In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case, number, and sometimes gender, and the illative case expresses movement into or toward something. Consequently, monimutkaisiin is used when referring to multiple objects or concepts that are considered complex and that are the target of an action or movement.

Typical usage appears in phrases such as monimutkaisiin ongelmiin (“into complex problems”), monimutkaisiin järjestelmiin (“into complex systems”), or monimutkaisiin kysymyksiin (“into complex questions”). In each example, the noun following the adjective is in the illative plural, and the adjective takes the ending –iin (or –ihin) to match that case.

The base form monimutkainen belongs to a regular adjective class and follows the pattern of stem monimutka‑ plus the appropriate case ending. Its other cases include monimutkainen (nominative singular), monimutkaista (partitive singular), monimutkaiset (nominative plural), and monimutkaisia (partitive plural). Understanding the illative plural form is essential for precise expression in scientific, technical, and academic Finnish, where discussions often involve navigating into or addressing multiple complex entities.