vaihtoehtoisiin

Vaihtoehtoisiin is a Finnish inflected form related to the word vaihtoehto, meaning option or alternative. It is most commonly seen as the illative plural form of the adjective vaihtoehtoinen, used to describe something pertaining to or directed toward multiple alternatives. In practice, vaihtoehtoisiin appears before a noun in illative plural, for example in phrases like vaihtoehtoisiin ratkaisuihin, meaning to the alternative solutions.

Morphology and grammar: The base stem is vaihtoehto-, from which the adjective vaihtoehtoinen (alternative) is formed with the -inen ending. When declined to illative plural, Finnish uses the suffix -isiin, yielding vaihtoehtoisiin. This form indicates direction toward or relation to more than one alternative and is typically followed by a noun in illative plural, such as ratkaisuihin (to the solutions). The same illative plural form can also occur without an explicit noun when the meaning is clear from context.

Usage: vaihtoehtoisiin is common in discussions of planning, decision-making, and analysis where multiple options are considered. It functions as an adjectival form in the illative plural or, in some contexts, may serve in compound expressions referring to the group of alternatives. For example: “Päätöksessä on otettava huomioon vaihtoehtoisiin ratkaisuihin liittyvät vaikutukset.”

See also: vaihtoehto, vaihtoehtoinen, illatiivi and illatiivisen/muuntelujen forms in Finnish, Finnish grammar, noun-adjective agreement.

Note: The form reflects Finnish vowel harmony and typical inflection patterns for -inen adjectives in the illative plural.