spetsiifisiin

Spetsiifisiin is a Finnish grammatical form of the adjective spetsiifinen, meaning "specific" or "specialized." It is the illative plural form, used when the noun it describes is plural and in the illative case, to indicate direction toward or applicability to particular, defined items or purposes.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. Spetsiifisiin appears with plural nouns in illative case, for example in phrases like spetsiifisiin tarkoituksiin (for specific purposes) or spetsiifisiin kysymyksiin (to specific questions). The construction is common in technical, scientific, and formal language, where scope is limited to particular instances or criteria.

Usage examples:

- Spetsiifisiin tarkoituksiin tarkoitetut mittarit ovat kalliimpia. (Tools intended for specific purposes are more expensive.)

- Tutkijat vastasivat spetsiifisiin kysymyksiin tutkimusraportissa. (The researchers answered specific questions in the research report.)

Etymology and notes:

Spetsiifinen is a loanword derived from English "specific," adapted into Finnish spelling and pronunciation. Spetsiifisiin, along with other illative forms, reflects Finnish suffixation rules for transforming adjectives to match the case and number of the governed noun. In everyday Finnish, the term spetsiifinen and its inflected forms appear mainly in formal or technical contexts, while colloquial language might use simpler or more general expressions.