näihin

Näihin is a Finnish word that functions as the illative plural form of the demonstrative pronoun nämä (these). It is used to express movement toward or direction to multiple referents that have already been mentioned or are understood in context. In standard Finnish, näihin can combine with nouns and noun phrases to indicate “into these” or “to these.”

Morphology and etymology: Näihin is formed from the demonstrative stem nä- (from nämä) and the illative plural suffix -ihin. This reflects Finnish inflection patterns where the illative plural suffix signals direction toward the referenced items. The form is closely related to other illative plural forms such as niihin (into those) and näihin often appears with plural noun phrases.

Usage: Näihin appears in sentences describing movement toward or reference to multiple items. It is common in both written and spoken Finnish, especially in descriptive, instructional, or argumentative text. For example, näihin seikkoihin kiinnitettiin erityistä huomiota means that special attention was paid to these aspects. It can also appear in phrases like “Näihin asioihin liittyvät kysymykset,” referring to questions related to these matters.

Orthography and capitalization: In ordinary Finnish writing, näihin is lowercase unless it appears at the beginning of a sentence. As with other Finnish inflected forms, its capitalization depends on sentence position rather than its function as a determiner.

See also: Finnish grammar, demonstratives (nämä), illative case. References to Finnish-language sources on demonstratives and case inflection provide further detail on forms like näihin.