suuntautuvaan

Suuntautuvaan is the illative singular form of the Finnish present active participle suuntautuva, derived from the verb suuntautua, meaning to orient toward, to be directed toward, or to aim at. It conveys movement into or toward a target, direction, or purpose and is used to describe something that is oriented toward that target or purpose.

Morphologically, suuntautuva is formed from the verb stem suuntautu- with the present active participle suffix -va/-vä. In the illative case, the suffix -an is added according to vowel harmony, yielding suuntautuvaan. Thus suuntautuvaan is the illative singular of the participle and appears in phrases where the sense is “into/ toward that which is oriented toward a target.”

Usage of suuntautuvaan is common in formal or technical Finnish, especially in marketing, planning, policy writing, and academic contexts. It is used to describe actions, plans, or objects that are aimed at a particular audience, region, or goal, or to indicate the direction of focus.

Examples include phrases such as kampanja suuntautuvaan kohderyhmään (a campaign aimed at a target group) or ohjelma suuntautuvaan yleisöön (a program directed toward the audience). These constructions illustrate how the illative form links the directional sense of orientation to the target of that orientation.

See also: suuntautua, Finnish grammar, illative case, present active participle.