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.
Typical phrases: Plan or description often uses suunnattomien to intensify the noun, for example suunnattomien mahdollisuuksien
- 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.