negatiivisiin

Negatiivisiin is a Finnish adjective form that serves as the illative plural of negatiivinen (negative). In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so negatiivisiin appears when the noun is plural and in illative case, roughly translating to “to the negative ones” or “into the negative things.”

Morphology and forms: For adjectives of the -inen type, the illative plural suffix is -isiin, yielding negatiivisiin. The corresponding nominative plural form is negatiiviset (the negative ones), and the singular illative form is negatiiviseen (to the negative one/into the negative one). The genitive plural form of negatiivinen is negatiivisten, which is used when the adjective accompanies a noun in genitive plural.

Usage: Negatiivisiin is used with a plural noun in illative case to indicate movement toward or reference to negative aspects, events, or phenomena. Examples include negatiivisiin asioihin (to the negative things), negatiivisiin vaikutuksiin (to the negative effects). The construction is common in academic, media, and everyday Finnish when discussing topics with a negative connotation.

Notes: As with other Finnish adjectives, negatiivisiin gains meaning from the noun it modifies; without an explicit noun, it remains a formed phrase indicating a directional or qualitative reference to negativity. Related terms include negatiivinen (negative) and negatiivisuus (negativity). The illative plural form should be chosen to match a plural noun in illative context.