tarkoituksellisiin

Tarkoituksellisiin is a Finnish word that functions as the illative plural form of the adjective tarkoituksellinen, meaning intentional or purposeful. As an adjective, tarkoituksellisiin is used to modify a noun that is in the illative plural, indicating that the nouns are directed toward or intended for a particular purpose.

Etymology and forms

The root tarkoitus means purpose, aim, or intention. The adjective tarkoituksellinen is formed with the suffix -llinen, giving the sense of “purposeful.” In inflected form, the illative plural ending is -isiin, yielding tarkoituksellisiin. Related forms include tarkoituksellinen (base form, singular or masculine), tarkoitukselliset (nominative plural), and tarkoituksellisen (genitive singular). Illative singular would be tarkoitukselliseen.

Usage

Tarkoituksellisiin is used when describing nouns in the illative plural, typically in contexts involving aims, plans, actions, or targets that are characterized as intentional or purposeful. It often appears in formal or analytical Finnish, such as written policy, research, or descriptive prose.

Example

Esimerkki: "Keskustelun painopiste oli tarkoituksellisiin kohteisiin suunnatuissa toimenpiteissä." This illustrates an analysis of actions directed toward intentional targets, with tarkoituksellisiin modifying kohteisiin in the illative plural.

See also

Tarkoituksellinen, which covers the base meaning of the adjective; Finnish grammar on illative and other cases.