syitä

Syitä is a Finnish noun meaning "reasons" or "causes" and functions as the plural form of syy in the partitive case. In Finnish, different cases and numbers have distinct forms, and syitä specifically marks an indefinite or partial quantity of reasons. The corresponding forms are syy (singular), syyt (nominative plural), syiden (genitive plural), and syitä (partitive plural).

In usage, syitä is used when the object of discussion is not a definite set of reasons or when the statement requires the partitive. Common constructions include: On monia syitä tehdä näin (There are many reasons to do it), En näe syytä huoleen (I don’t see a reason to worry), and Syitä ja seuraamuksia (causes and consequences). The word often appears in discussions, arguments, reports, and analyses where motivations, explanations, or causes are being considered.

Musings on nuance: syy refers to a single cause or motive, while syyt denotes multiple causes in the nominative, and syitä emphasizes the indefinite or partial quantity in contexts that require the partitive. The term can also appear in formal phrases such as "syiden tutkiminen" (investigation of causes) or "syitä ja seurauksia tutkittaessa" (when examining causes and effects).

Etymology and related forms: syy comes from the Finnic linguistic heritage, with cognates in related languages. Related words include syytä (partitive singular, “a reason”), syyn (genitive singular, “of the reason”), and syy-seurauksisissa constructions that pair reasons with their consequences.