virheisiin

Virheisiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun virhe, meaning error or mistake. The illative case marks movement toward or into a destination, state, or condition, so virheisiin is used when speaking of entering or arriving at errors, or of errors as the object of an action. In practice, virheisiin is most common in formal or technical Finnish, especially in error analysis, risk assessment, software testing, and quality control. Phrases such as virheisiin johtavat tekijät (factors leading to errors) or virheisiin joutuminen (getting into errors) illustrate its use. A related construction is virheisiin liittyvä, virheisiin liittyvät seuraukset (issues or consequences related to errors).

Etymology and morphology: virhe is a native Finnish noun meaning error or fault. virheisiin is formed by adding the illative plural suffix -iin to virhe. The form contrasts with virheitä (partitive plural) and virheiden (genitive plural). In many contexts, the illative makes explicit the direction toward or the state associated with errors.

Usage and register: virheisiin tends to appear in written or technical language, such as academic writing, quality management, and system safety discussions. In everyday speech, speakers more often use virheitä or phrases like välttää virheitä (to avoid mistakes) or virheiden ehkäisy (prevention of errors).

See also: virhe, virheet, virheellinen, virheenkorjaus, virheiden ehkäisy.