suurryhmän

Suurryhmään is the illative form of the Finnish compound noun suuryhmä, meaning a large group. The compound combines suuri 'large' and ryhmä 'group'. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks direction toward entering or being placed into something, so suurryhmään translates roughly as 'into a large group' or 'to a large group'.

Usage and semantics: Suuryhmä denotes a concrete, sizeable aggregation of individuals or items; the illative suurryhmään is used when describing movement toward or placement within such a group. The form is fully regular and primarily occurs in more formal or descriptive writing, sociological or organizational contexts, or when attention to scale is important.

Phonology and orthography: The base noun is typically written as one word: suuryhmä. The illative suffix -ään attaches to the stem to yield suuryhmään, with the vowel harmony preserved.

Example: Esimerkki lauseesta: Osallistujat siirtyivät suuryhmään kuulemaan ohjeita. This illustrates the illative usage to indicate moving into or entering a large group.

See also: ryhmä, illatiivi (illative case) in Finnish grammar.