verrannollisiin

Verrannollisiin is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective verrannollinen, which means analogous or comparable. It is used to describe how multiple items relate to each other in terms of similarity or analogy. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so verrannollisiin appears when an adjective-noun phrase is in the illative plural (toward/into the analogous ones).

Usage and function

Verrannollisiin is most commonly seen in formal or academic Finnish, where authors discuss relationships or comparisons between several phenomena, cases, or examples. It accompanies a plural noun in the illative case, indicating movement toward or reference to analogous instances. For example, phrases such as verrannollisiin tapauksiin ("into analogous cases"), verrannollisiin ilmiöihin ("into analogous phenomena"), or verrannollisiin tilanteisiin ("into analogous situations") illustrate its typical function.

Related forms and terminology

The base adjective is verrannollinen, meaning analogous or comparable. Related nouns include verrannollisuus ("analogy" or "similarity") and forms derived from the same stem. The word is part of a broader Finnish system of inflected adjectives that mirror the case and number of the noun they modify.

Etymology

Verrannollinen stems from Finnish roots for comparison and similarity, with verrannollisiin forming through standard inflection rules to express plural illative case.

See also

Verrannollinen, Verrannollisuus, Analogy (in a cross-laceted context), Finnish grammar.

Notes

As a grammatical form, verrannollisiin primarily appears in constructions involving multiple items in illative case and is not typically used as a standalone lexical item outside such phrases.