rikastetuille

Rikastetuille is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as a recipient phrase meaning “to the wealthy” or “to those who have become rich.” It is not a standalone noun, but the allative plural form of a participial adjective rikastettu, which translates roughly to “enriched” or “wealthy” in this context.

Formally, rikastetuille is built from rikastettu with the allative plural suffix -ille, indicating the indirect object or beneficiary of an action. In sentences, it marks the people or groups who are the recipients of a action such as grants, relief, or policies. For example: Rikastetuille on annettu verohelpotuksia, meaning that tax relief has been granted to the wealthy.

Usage and tone are important considerations. In neutral reporting or academic writing, rikastetuille can serve to specify beneficiaries without naming individuals or groups directly. Depending on context, the phrase can carry evaluative or polemical connotations, especially in discussions of taxation, social policy, or economic inequality.

Related linguistic notes include rikastettu as an adjective or participle meaning “enriched,” and the broader Finnish system of cases and participial forms used to indicate beneficiaries. The term illustrates how Finnish uses the allative case with participial adjectives to denote recipients in policy-oriented or analytic text.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles in Finnish, allative case, rikastuminen (becoming rich).