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tärkeisiin

Tärkeisiin is the plural illative form of the Finnish adjective tärkeä, meaning "important." In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in both number and case, so when the noun is plural and in the illative case, the adjective takes the corresponding illative plural form. Therefore tärkeisiin conveys "to important [things/areas/points]" or, more broadly, "the important ones" in a destination or focus sense.

Usage of tärkeisiin occurs with plural nouns that are in the illative case. The form is commonly

Morphologically, tärkeisiin is built from the stem of tärkeä plus the illative plural suffix -isiin. The corresponding

In summary, tärkeisiin is a grammatical form used to describe multiple important items or aspects in a

seen
in
expressions
about
directing
attention
or
action
toward
something
considered
important.
For
example,
in
the
sentence
Meidän
on
keskityttävä
tärkeisiin
asioihin,
tärkeisiin
modifies
asioihin
to
mean
"important
matters"
in
the
illative
plural:
we
must
focus
on
important
matters.
singular
illative
form
is
tärkeään,
used
with
a
singular
noun
in
illative,
such
as
tärkeään
asiaan
(“to
an
important
matter”).
Other
related
forms
of
the
adjective
tärkeä
include
the
nominative
plural
tärkeät
and
the
partitive
plural
tärkeitä,
reflecting
Finnish’s
rich
case
and
number
system.
context
involving
movement
toward
or
focus
on
those
items,
typical
in
discussions
of
priorities,
goals,
or
matters.