välittömälle

Välittömälle is the singular allative form of the Finnish adjective välitön, meaning immediate or direct. In usage, välittömälle functions as an adjective within an allative noun phrase, conveying the idea of “to the immediate [one].”

Grammatically, the allative case (-lle) marks direction toward or for someone or something. When a noun phrase is in the allative, the accompanying adjective also appears in the allative form, producing forms such as välittömälle vastaanottajalle. The plural form is välittömille.

Usage is most common in formal, administrative, or legal contexts where immediacy or directness needs to be emphasized. It typically modifies animate nouns (people) or organizations in the allative. For example: Lähetys osoitettiin välittömälle vastaanottajalle (The notice was addressed to the immediate recipient). Käsky annettiin välittömälle vastuuhenkilölle (The order was given to the immediate person in charge). These constructions illustrate how the adjective and noun cooperate to express a targeted, urgent sense of directness.

Etymology follows the standard pattern in Finnish where the base adjective välitön is inflected to agree with the noun’s case; adding -lle yields the allative form välittömälle. The form is a clear indicator of grammatical case alignment and does not stand alone as a separate lexical item beyond its role in marking the allative.

See also: Finnish grammar, allatiivi (allative case), adjectives in Finnish.