suunnattomien

Suunnattomien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective suunnaton, meaning immeasurable, vast, or boundless. It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the genitive case. Because it is an inflected form of an adjective, suunnattomien does not stand alone; it appears in noun phrases such as suunnattomien mahdollisuuksien (of boundless possibilities). The form signals emphasis on the vast extent described by the noun.

Morphology and usage context: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. When the associated noun is in genitive plural, the adjective takes the genitive plural ending -ien. Thus suunnaton becomes suunnattomien before a plural genitive noun. This construction is common in formal or literary language and in phrases that convey a sense of scale or enormity.

Typical phrases: Plan or description often uses suunnattomien to intensify the noun, for example suunnattomien mahdollisuuksien mukaan (according to boundless possibilities) or suunnattomien resurssien avulla (with the help of immeasurable resources). The term conveys a qualitative judgment about the size or scope of what is being described.

Examples:

- Päätös tehtiin suunnattomien mahdollisuuksien mukaan. (The decision was made according to boundless possibilities.)

- Tutkimus eteni suunnattomien resurssien ansiosta. (The research progressed thanks to immeasurable resources.)

See also: Finnish grammar of adjectives, genitive case, and noun phrase structure.