teräville

Teräville is a Finnish adjective inflection that indicates the target audience or recipient in the allative case. It translates roughly as “to the sharp ones” or “for sharp minds.” It is formed from the adjective terävä (sharp, clever) and is the allative plural form, appearing when the noun it describes is in the allative plural (for example, mielille, pelaajille). In practice, teräville commonly appears in phrases that designate an audience, such as teräville mielille (for sharp minds) or teräville pelaajille (for sharp players). It is often found in marketing, education, and editorial writing to specify who the content or activity is intended for.

Examples: “Tämä kurssi on suunnattu teräville mielille.” “Kilpailu on tarkoitettu teräville pelaajille.” Etymology: from terävä + allative suffix -lle, combined with the plural noun in the allative. It is one of several adjectival inflections Finnish uses to mark case and number.