rehellisiin

Rehellisiin is a Finnish grammatical form, not a standalone word with a fixed meaning. It is the illative plural form of the adjective rehellinen, meaning “honest.” In practice, rehellisiin is used to refer to a group described as honest and is most often found paired with a plural noun, for example rehellisiin ihmisiin (“to the honest people”) or rehellisiin todistajiin (“to the honest witnesses”). The illative case answers questions such as “toward/into whom?” and is commonly used after verbs that indicate moving toward or relying on someone or something.

Morphology and formation play a key role. Finnish adjectives decline for number and case to agree with the noun they modify. For plural illative, the ending is typically -iin, so rehellinen becomes rehellisiin when used with a plural noun in the illative. The base stem here is rehellis-, with phonological adjustments producing the final form.

Usage notes. Rehellisiin is a descriptor that requires a following noun in most sentences (such as ihmiset, todistajat, or tíhden); it is not usually used as a stand-alone noun. Common contexts involve statements about trust, responsibility, or evaluation, for example: “Meidän on luotettava rehellisiin ihmisiin” (We must rely on honest people). Because it is an inflected form, its exact spelling may vary with the accompanying noun’s case and number, but in the illative plural it remains rehellisiin.

In summary, rehellisiin is a grammatical form indicating “to the honest ones” in Finnish, used to modify a plural noun in the illative case. It does not denote a separate organization or concept in typical usage.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, adjective declension.