tietynlaisiin

Tietynlaisiin is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective tietynlainen, meaning “of a certain kind” or “of a specific type.” The form tietynlaisiin is the illative plural, used with a plural noun in the illative case to express “to certain kinds of …” or to indicate a relation toward particular categories. It is common in neutral, formal Finnish, including academic and journalistic writing.

Morphology and usage notes: tietynlainen declines with case and number, and tietynlaisiin is just one of its many inflected forms. Related forms include tietynlainen (nominative singular), tietynlaiset (nominative plural), tietynlaisia (partitive plural), tietynlaisessa (inessive singular), tietynlaisiin (illative plural), and tietynlaisilla (adessive plural). The illative plural typically appears when the head noun is in the illative case and refers to entering or relating to a category.

Examples:

- Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan tietynlaisiin tuotteisiin liittyviä riskejä. (The study examines risks related to certain kinds of products.)

- Keskustelussa pohdittiin tietynlaisiin tilanteisiin soveltuvia ratkaisuja. (The discussion considered solutions applicable to certain kinds of situations.)

- Käytännön ohjeissa annetaan neuvoja tietynlaisiin tehtäviin liittyviin tilanteisiin. (Practical guidance is provided for scenarios involving certain kinds of tasks.)

In summary, tietynlaisiin functions as a specific-case, plural illative form that helps categorize objects or concepts into defined types within Finnish syntax.