moraalisiin

Moraalisiin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective moraalinen, meaning “moral.” It is the illative plural form, used when the modified noun is plural and in the illative case, and is often translated as “into moral …” or “to moral …” in English.

This form appears in phrases such as moraalisiin arvoihin (into/ toward moral values) or moraalisiin periaatteisiin liittyvät kysymykset (questions related to moral principles). The corresponding illative singular form is moraaliseen. Other forms of the adjective follow the regular Finnish declension patterns for -inen adjectives.

Function and usage: Moraalisiin enables expression of direction toward or focus on moral aspects when describing multiple items or concepts. It is common in ethical, philosophical, academic, and policy discussions, as well as in education and media language, where the discussion centers on moral considerations among several elements.

Related forms and etymology: The root moraali denotes morality, and the related adjective moraalinen is formed from moraali with the -inen suffix. Related words include moraali (noun) and moraalisesti (adverb “morally”). The term belongs to Finnish vocabulary for ethics and social philosophy, and reflects standard morphological patterns in Finnish for adjectives of the -inen type. Etymologically, moraali originates from European languages and ultimately from Latin moralis.