värillisille

värillisille is a Finnish word form that functions as the plural allative form of the adjective värillinen, meaning colored or variegated. In Finnish, adjectives decline like nouns, and the allative case marks the recipient or beneficiary of an action. Therefore värillisille translates roughly as "to/for the colored ones" in English and is used when the subject acts toward a plural, color-identified group.

The form derives from värillinen and the Finnish allative ending -lle, used for plural referents in the appropriate grammatical context. The exact construction depends on the surrounding noun phrase, but the core idea is that värillisille marks a group identified by color as the indirect object.

In everyday Finnish, värillisille is relatively uncommon and typically appears in linguistic descriptions, design discussions, or contexts involving color-coded categorization. It is less natural if referring to people without additional context; speakers might rephrase with a noun like värillisten ryhmien jäsenet or värillinen ryhmä to avoid oddity.

Examples: Näytteet jaettiin värillisille. Ohjeet toimitettiin värillisille ryhmille.

Related topics include Finnish grammar, the allative case, and the adjective värillinen.